Improving the Health, Safety, and Well-Being of Young Adults Workshop Summary (2013) / Chapter Skim
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10 The Military
10 The Military
Pages 89-94
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The military is an organization composed largely of young adults. As William Adelman, adolescent medicine consultant to the Army Surgeon General, pointed out, young adults ages 20-24 make up the largest cohort of both active duty and reserve military personnel (see Figure 10-1)
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All of these myths are false, said Jeffrey Hutchinson, chief of the Adolescent Medicine Service at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Ninety percent of those who join the military have a high school diploma.
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The military health care system is moving from a focus on acute care toward patient-centered care oriented around medical homes, Hutchinson said. In addition, annual training, including suicide awareness, is incorporated into military service.
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An evidenceinformed strategy she mentioned involves virtual reality therapy, where soldiers who may be unwilling to undergo psychotherapy will interact with a therapist through a virtual world. Many soldiers respond well to service dogs (Ritchie, 2013)
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Congress has funded research on PSTD and TBI, usually through academic consortiums. Remaining gaps include studies of treatments, collection of longitudinal data, and studies of female service members.
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