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US Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Policies for posttraumatic stress disorder: Administrative trends and implications for treatment, rehabilitation, and research

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  • Christopher Frueh, B.
  • Grubaugh, A.L.
  • Elhai, J.D.
  • Buckley, T.C.

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An accumulating body of empirical data suggests that current Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) psychiatric disability and rehabilitation policies for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are problematic. In combination, recent administrative trends and data from epidemiological and clinical studies suggest theses policies are countertherapeutic and hinder research efforts to advance our knowledge regarding PTSD. Current VA disability policies require fundamental reform to bring them into line with modern science and medicine, including current empirically supported concepts of resilience and psychiatric rehabilitation.

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  • Christopher Frueh, B. & Grubaugh, A.L. & Elhai, J.D. & Buckley, T.C., 2007. "US Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Policies for posttraumatic stress disorder: Administrative trends and implications for treatment, rehabilitation, and research," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 97(12), pages 2143-2145.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2007.115436_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.115436
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    1. Anne C Black & Sarah Meshberg-Cohen & Andric C Perez-Ortiz & Thomas A Thornhill & Marc I Rosen, 2018. "Veterans’ compensation claims beliefs predict timing of PTSD treatment use relative to compensation and pension exam," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(12), pages 1-13, December.

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