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Treating combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder using Therapeutic Fly-Fishing with EMDR (TF-EMDR)

Therapeutic fly-fishing is a nature-based intervention that is experiencing increased use to adjunct mental health treatment with current and former uniformed service professionals. While promising, literature suggesting the use of…

Assessment of musculoskeletal Pain Associated with Combat- Related lower limb injuries leading to foot and ankle disorders

Background: Injury distributions showed that extremity injuries accounted for a higher percentage of all combat injuries. Extremity injuries were responsible for the greatest consumption of resources during the treatment period.…

Australian Defence Force Academy Lecture Theatre Six First session: the Fifth Annual ADF Medical Officer Orientation Course 0910, Monday 7 July 2031

Author’s Note This article is the last of a series regarding the role of occupational and environmental medicine in the ADF.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 These articles and a recent Productivity Commission inquiry11 describe…

Psychosocial Risk Factors and their Impact on the Performance of Everyday Activities in Canadian Veterans

Background: Psychosocial risk factors have been identified as factors for prolonged occupational disability in individuals with debilitating musculoskeletal injuries, chronic pain and mental health conditions. Purpose: This study has the…

Investigating the Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases in Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorders

Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for over 53% of the disease burden worldwide. The present study was conducted to examine the prevalence of NCDs among disabled veterans to define…

Socioeconomic factors affecting the demand for dental services: A military population-based study, Iran

Purpose: A better understanding of demand behaviours regarding dental services can help oral health planning for military personnel and their families. The objective of this study was to investigate the…

‘Military Health Support’ in the Australian Defence Force

This article follows previous papers by the author, regarding occupational and environmental medicine in the ADF.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 These papers, as well as a 2019 Productivity Commission inquiry,11 indicate that high workplace…

Humanitarian Aid/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) in the Australian Defence Force: Health aspects

N Westphalen Introduction This article follows previous papers by the author, regarding occupational and environmental medicine in the ADF.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 These papers, as well as a recent Productivity Commission inquiry,10 describe…

Antibacterial Warfare: The Production of Natural Penicillin and the Search for Synthetic Penicillin During the Second World War

B Short Abstract Begun in 1940 during World War II, the research into natural penicillin later involved British, United States and Australian military forces in carrying out the necessary extensive…

Longitudinal Change Resulting from the ADF’s Arts for Recovery, Resilience, Teamwork and Skills (ARRTS) Program

T J Watt, E James Kehoe Abstract Arts-based activities are increasingly being offered to current and former military members as an adjunct to their established therapeutic interventions. Individuals who undertake…