Some Veterans Affairs doctors say they agree that misdiagnosed or under-treated mild traumatic brain injuries can affect a person’s physical and mental health throughout their life.
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A new nationwide poll, the GeneSight Mental Health Monitor, has found more than eight in 10 people diagnosed with depression say life would be easier if others could understand their depression. Yet, most people who have not experienced depression may not be able to understand the challenges, including its treatment.
Depression is a serious disease affecting more than 17 million Americans each year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
âDepression is one of the most misunderstood disorders. When people misinterpret depressed patients as âlazyâ or âdramatic,â they are vastly underestimating and misunderstanding the debilitating symptoms of major depressive disorder,â Dr. Mark Pollack, chief medical officer for the GeneSight test at Myriad Genetics, said in a press release.
June is Pride Month, and in DVVC s desire to be more diverse in its topics, more equitable in the time we give to issues, and more inclusive of the broad community of veterans, we are delivering a Town Hall entitled LGBTQ Issues in the Veteran Space: A Discussion with Subject Matter Experts on Wednesday, June 2 from 3-415 PM.
Keynote: Kristin Beck, known to be the first female Navy SEAL, distinguished herself in 20 years of exceptionally meritorious service with Special Operations Forces in the SEAL teams (including Seal Team Six), as adviser to SOCOM’s Science Director, and as a special liaison to Department of Defense Rapid Reaction Technology Office where she led many classified projects. While in the military she received numerous awards including a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, and 27 other medals. She is the founder and President of Mindful Valor, a non-profit working with nontraditional methods to relieve trauma and is also a member of the Anti-Gun Violence Task Force amon
This Female World War II Vet Is One of the First Americans to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
World War II veteran Margaret Klessens, aged 96, became the first Department of Veterans Affairs patient nationwide to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the VA Bedford Healthcare System on Dec. 14, 2020. Department of Veterans Affairs photo via Twitter
14 Dec 2020
A female World War II veteran has become the first VA patient to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday.
Margaret Klessens, 96, was inoculated Monday at the VA Bedford Healthcare System, the first of thousands of veteran residents of long-term health facilities and VA medical staff expected to get the vaccine in the coming weeks.