Original Research

Improving Health Care for Veterans With Gulf War Illness

Author:

Nicole Baldwin

Rebecca R. Rudquist

Susan Lava-Parmele, MD

Janeen H. Trembley, PhD

Tammy A. Butterick, PhD

Ronald R. Bach, PhD

Physicians need to recognize and manage Gulf War illness and similar postdeployment, chronic, multisymptom diseases among veterans of recent...

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Original Research

Evaluation of the Mantram Repetition Program for Health Care Providers

Author:

Jill E. Bormann, PhD, RN

Traci H. Abraham, PhD

An easy-to-learn meditative intervention program for health care providers addresses workplace stress and burnout without a significant investment...

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Program Profile

Development of a Program to Support VA Community Living Centers’ Quality Improvement

Author:

Christine W. Hartmann, PhD

Lisa Minor, RN, MSSL

A. Lynn Snow, PhD

Through implementation of the LOCK bundle of practices, VA Community Living Center staff develop, pilot, and spread new systems for communication...

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Case Reports

Management of Rodenticide Poisoning Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoids

Author:

Patrick O. Godwin, MD, MBA

Sarah Unterman, MD

Zane Z. Elfessi, PharmD

Jaimmie D. Bhagat, PharmD

Kevin Kolman, PharmD

Synthetic cannabinoids may be adulterated with potent vitamin K antagonists, which should be considered if a patient presents with unexplained...

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Commentary

Can Medicine Bring Good Out of War?

Author:

Cynthia M.A. Geppert, MD

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Mental Health Care Practice

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Screening in Treatment-Resistant Depression

Author:

CAPT Courtney E. Kandler, MD, USA, MC

MAJ Sherrell T. Lam, MD, USA, MC

Therapeutic response to antidepressant drugs is often partial. Multiple trials of medications may be prescribed before a patient...

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