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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Operation Enduring Freedom"”.
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Alcohol Misuse Among Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Military Healthcare Professionals
… service members have deployed to support Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Nearly 40% of OEF/OIF service members meet criteria for an alcohol use disorder post-deployment. Minimal research has addressed alcohol misuse among military healthcare …
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Predictors of help-seeking in returning Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans
… health problem, and psychological variables. All Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans and service members that registered with the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System between 2001 and 2007 were contacted by mail and asked to participate in the Internet-based …
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Sensory Gating Ability in Combat Veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom With and Without PTSD
… patients. Two groups of combat veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF), those diagnosed with PTSD and those not diagnosed with PTSD, underwent sensory gating testing using the paired-click paradigm while neuronal responses were recorded with …
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Complexity, Conflict, and Cooperation: The Micropolitics of American Civil-Military Relations in Small Wars, 1945-Present
… missions conducting foreign internal defense operations is offered and tested with the cases of U.S. military advisors serving in El Salvador (1980-1992), Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines (2002-2012), and Operation Enduring Freedom-Trans Sahara (2003-2012). The study finds that …
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'Operation Enduring Nightmare'? : a strategic critique of the military intervention in Afghanistan from October 2001-October 2008
… to identify why the intervention, which began as Operation Enduring Freedom, has instead become an ‘Enduring Nightmare’. This dissertation attempts to provide empirical reasoning to this question by means of a literature review of the established strategic critiques of the intervention between the …
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The Effect of Pilot and Air Traffic Control Experiences & Automation Management Strategies on UAS Mission Task Performance
… save lives and support the troops in the recent Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The demands for UAS capabilities are rapidly increasing in the civilian sector. However, UAS operations will not be carried out in the NAS until safety concerns are alleviated. Among these …
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Healing Heroes: a model for connecting community to PTSD therapy Centers
… About two in every five veterans returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom will have mental health challenges -- resulting in 500,000 to 800,000 veterans in need. Not all of these veterans will seek treatment in the Veteran Affairs Health Care System but those who do …
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The Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury on Exposure Therapy in Veterans with Combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn are presenting for treatment with high rates of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), spurring a need for clinical research on optimal treatment strategies. While …
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Neuropsychological functioning of OEF/OIF combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder
… the neuropsychological functioning of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) combat veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). More specifically, this study sought to examine whether the neuropsychological functioning of OEF/OIF combat veterans with …
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The effect of deployment on the rate of major depression and substance abuse in active duty military from 2001-2006
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom have affected the mental health of the U.S. military, as evidenced by an increasing trend in mental health illness. This thesis evaluates the effects of deployment history on major depression and substance abuse in the active duty population …
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The transfer veteran student experience: Exploring college choice, transition, and collegiate experiences of veterans
… veterans have been deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and Operation New Dawn. In 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law provisions for what has been commonly referred to as the Post 9/11 GI Bill. This legislation substantially …
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A Parent at War and the "Invisible Wounds" They Carry Home: PTSD in Military Veterans and a Review of Psychosocial Family System Challenges
<p>Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom have created a new generation of military veterans and military families, many of which must manage and cope with psychosocial challenges such as posttraumatic stress, depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse induced by the psychological …
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Analysis of resource control in nondeterministic mobile ad hoc network systems : an unmanned aerial vehicle example
… Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to support current operations. As of August 2010, there were 207 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) sorties flown per day to provide essential battlespace situational awareness for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom [1]. This …
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Acupuncture for Sleep Disturbances in Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
… has emerged as a significant problem among Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans. Disturbed sleep is one of the most frequently reported symptoms among OEF/OIF veterans with PTSD. PTSD itself is impairing, but the burden of this disorder is likely heightened …
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United States Army Elite Forces and the Global War on Terrorism
… unleash its own unconventional warriors: Special Operations Forces (SOF). As the world witnessed in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, the need for SOF has never been greater as the American government attempts to bring the terrorists to justice and destroy their capabilities to wage …
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Reintegration into Civilian Life among Returning Veterans: The Roles of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Stressor Exposure
… reintegration difficulties faced by a sample of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans. Schlossberg’s Transition Model was used as the conceptual framework to support the study on seven outcomes in four functional domains: (a) interpersonal functioning in …
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Bridging the gap increasing awareness and understanding of the wounded warriors: a new and emerging client population
… of service members in Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Since 2003, the United States had service members in Iraq to support Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) with the last troops to leave in December of 2011. In total, approximately 2.4 million United States service members …
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Spousal Well-Being of Service Members With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Qualitative Study
Brain injury has become the signature wound of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF), based on estimates that 10% of all returning warriors may have sustained a brain injury secondary to blast exposures. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects the lives of survivors as well as …
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The Effects of Blast-Induced Neurotrauma on Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability, Cell-Cell Junction Protein Levels and the Role of Peroxynitrite
… the patient. As a result of the ongoing military Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), service men and women are returning home after deployment with mild TBI (mTBI). This has resulted in mild TBI becoming the signature injury of these operations and has presented a …
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The Post-Combat Couple Adjustment Questionnaire: A Preliminary Validation
… and was completed by 31 male veterans (from Operation Enduring Freedom [OEF] and Operation Iraqi Freedom [OIF]) and 60 female partners of OEF and OIF veterans. The results were analyzed using quantitative methods. Results indicate that the PCCAQ has strong internal consistency and strong …
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