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Access information about this common head injury from the Defense Centers of Excellence.

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www.dcoe.health.mil

Provides information on PTSD symptoms, biological disturbances found in PTSD, and how and which kinds of medications help regulate these responses.

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www.ptsd.va.gov

Provides on-site and online courses on PTSD & TBI, Women Returning from Combat and Family Issues to prepare civilian providers to address post deployment issues facing OIF/OEF Veterans and their families. CSSP also works with public and private organizations to increase access to trained behavioral health providers.

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www.citizensoldiersupport.org

Delivers post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury (PTSD/TBI) education to civilian primary care and mental health providers.

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www.health.mil

Download a newsletter published by the National Center for PTSD that provides summaries of clinically relevant research publications including links to the full article or abstract.

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www.ptsd.va.gov

Learn about VA efforts to help campus professionals learn more about the adjustment challenges and problems Veteran students face and how to help them with the available VA resources and services.

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www.mentalhealth.va.gov

Provides an A-Z listing of medical information and additional materials to assist clinicians and health care providers.

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fhp.osd.mil

Learn about the impact of depression on members of the military and their families.

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www.cstsonline.org

Provides instruction to substance abuse treatment staff and related professionals and service providers about the Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 45: Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment.

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www.kap.samhsa.gov

Provides basic information about dual diagnosis. A person who has both an alcohol or drug problem and an emotional/psychiatric problem is said to have a dual diagnosis. Find help in your state.

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www.nmha.org

Learn about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic stress from the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder specifically for mental health care providers.

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www.ncptsd.va.gov

Access an A-Z directory for specific medical conditions, deployment names by operation, deployment forms, technical guides and more.

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phc.amedd.army.mil

Shares information to safeguard the health and well-being of Service Members and their families, and to sustain medical and rehabilitative care to the sick and injured anywhere in the world.

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fhp.osd.mil

Download a fact sheet for military health providers on the importance of the recovery phase in sustaining the health of Service Members and their families.

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www.mededportal.org

Download a fact sheet from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences offers military medical providers helpful reminders to safeguard their patients and their families during times of transition including deployment, reunions and reintegration. Includes health care tips and disaster preparedness.

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www.cstsonline.org

Access this physician's tool kit that improves clinical diagnosis and management of traumatic brain injury.

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www.cdc.gov

Explains the emotional and psychological issues that National Guard and Reserve Members may experience transitioning from active duty into their former job or workplace.

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www.mirecc.va.gov

Access the National Health Care for the Homeless Council resource guide that addresses characteristics of homeless Veterans, clinical issues, eligibility criteria, health programs, benefits, homeless programs, critical access issues, non-VA resources, and collaboration and advocacy.

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www.nhchc.org

Developed by members of the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Department of Defense, this guide was created specifically for clinicians to address the unique needs of Veterans of the Iraq war.

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www.ncptsd.va.gov

Access a National Survey on Drug Use and Health report on depression and suicide amongst young Veterans.

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oas.samhsa.gov

Access a National Survey on Drug Use and Health report on issues surrounding and treatment of co-occuring mental illness and substance abuse.

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www.oas.samhsa.gov

Presentation featureing information on best practices for treating substance abuse from the Veterans' Health Administration and the Department of Defense.

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www.dcoe.health.mil

Provides concise supplemental reading material to assist health-care providers in the management of biological casualties.

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usamriid.detrick.army.mil

Provides education and links to counselors treating returning servicemembers. Its Webinar on Treating Returning Servicemembers addresses steps necessary to provide trained counselors for veterans and their families.

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www.counseling.org

Access tool to identify Service Members who may need further evaluation for MTBI.

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www.dvbic.org

Helps physical therapists understand TBI in their practice.

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www.apta.org

Provides physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and furthers their dissemination, implementation and use.

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www.guideline.gov

Advocates for residents' rights and quality care, educates consumers and providers, resolves residents' complaints and provide information to the public; site includes links for locating local and state ombudsmen as well as resources for ombudsmen and volunteers.

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www.ltcombudsman.org

Find information about post-deployment health from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress .

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www.cstsonline.org

Learn about treating PTSD in specific populations including ethnic minorities and persons with severe mental illness.

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www.ncptsd.va.gov

Learn about research efforts related to possible risk factors for PTSD from the National Institute of Mental Health.

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www.nimh.nih.gov

Access a Web-based curriculum for practitioners covering diverse topics related to combat stress/PTSD.

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www.ncptsd.va.gov

Outlines a four-step guide on how couples can reestablish a shared sense of purpose following deployment. Accompanies Becoming A Couple Again.

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www.cstsonline.org

Answers some common questions about sexual trauma and how it can impact a woman's physical and mental health.

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www.ptsd.va.gov

An initiative of the American Psychoanalytic Association that adds a psychoanalytic voice to the mental health crisis among soldiers, Veterans and their families. Includes information on what psychoanalysts are doing and upcoming events.

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www.apsa.org

Fact sheet provides warning signs and risk factors associated with suicide.

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www.cstsonline.org

Learn how to reinforce and facilitate continuity of health care for families who have moved or are preparing to move.

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www.cstsonline.org

Read the findings on definition, screening and treatment of traumatic brain injury from the Traumatic Brain Injury Task Force.

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www.dcoe.health.mil

Offers a course series developed by the Employee Education System to enhance clinician knowledge about war-related health outcomes and concerns. Includes courses on Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure, Caring for War Wounded, A Guide to Gulf War Veterans' Health, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Implications for Primary Care, Traumatic Brain Injury and more.

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www.publichealth.va.gov

Offers a network of primary and behavioral health care providers who are trained in, or who have expressed an interest in serving the specific needs of military members and their families.

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www.warwithin.org

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