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Deployment-related Resources for Providers
The Iraq War Clinician Guide 2nd Edition
This is an excellent resource for health care professionals who provide services to service members from Operation Iraqi Freedom.
It covers issues related to the psychiatric treatment of military personnel, assessment and treatment related to service members returning
from the Iraq War, and the impact of deployment on military families. Additionally, it includes practice guidelines, case examples,
assessment instruments, fact sheets, and relevant publications. View |
Clinical Practice Guideline for Post-Deployment Health Evaluation and Management
Veterans Health Administration & the Department of Defense This guideline provides information about the assessment and management
of deployment-related health problems. It also includes several brief assessment instruments in Appendix C, such as the Patient Health Questionnaire and three different versions of the
PTSD Checklist—civilian patient, military patient, and a stress specific version. This guideline is most relevant for primary care
providers, however mental health professionals may also find this guide helpful. |
Uniformed Services University "Courage to Care" Program
The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland "Courage to Care" program is aimed at helping combatants reintegrate back into their families after surviving the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. Courage to Care consists of ready-to-use fact sheets written for physician providers, as well as servicemen and women, on topics about military life and health. |
The Deployment Health Clinical Center
provides deployment-related resources for providers under "PDH Guidelines". It also provides links to information about
potential exposures, immunizations, endemic diseases, and other related information. |
TRICARE Behavioral Health Benefits
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Updated 01/28/2006
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