Peer-reviewed research, commentary and history from across military and veterans’ health.
Welcome to the latest edition of the Journal of Military and Veterans’ Health, as we go to press the final touches are being made for the Defence Health Symposium and…
As I write this Editorial, I am on a flight to Port Hedland and am once again reminded of the size of this country, its often harsh environmental conditions and…
This year, 2010, is the Centenary of the death of Florence Nightingale. She died in 1910, at the age of 90, which was a notable age to reach at that…
Sir, I would like to bring to your readers’ attention an inaccurate comment in a recent JMVH article on DVA accepted disability claims for posttraumatic stress disorder, concerning the second…
McKenzie’s article is a poorly written, and edited, polemic containing a number of sweeping statements, some of which are provocative and some that are offensive. Such an obvious exercise in…
When discussing an issue as complex as psychological injury, opinion and belief can distract from knowledge”1 McKenzie’s2 paper is thought-provoking and raises several perennial issues for the assessment of Post…
Background Identifying and assisting veterans in need of mental health services has been and continues to be a challenge for veteran-specific health care providers. Despite increased outreach efforts, many veterans…
Vector-borne diseases stand out as major concerns for military deployments. Of particular concern are malaria, arboviral diseases and, more recently, leishmaniasis. Vaccine preventable diseases also remain important globally. Other common…
Management of trauma is a challenging process which can be made worse in the austere environment. Austere medicine is essentially the provision of medical care without access to modern investigations…
Tattoos as a form of bodily adornment are known to have their origins in antiquity. 1,2 Almost every known ancient civilisation has used the art of tattooing in ceremonial or…
*Version 14. xxxiv+445pp, paperback, ISBN 978-0-9804764-7-7. Melbourne, Therapeutic Guidelines Limited, AUD39.00, 2010. Apart from major textbooks of infectious disease, there have been few books published specifically on guidelines related to…
Rachel Jensen, Bill Nimorakiotakis, Tim Carroll and Kenneth Winkel* *1st edn, (ii) + 18 pp, paperback compendium with extensive illustrations, Parkville, CSL Limited, RRP: $9.95, 2007. Australia is home to…
Click Here to Download Full Abstracts P Warfe, C Barton, C Davy, M Van Hooff , S Treloar – The Military Health Outcomes Program: Monitoring the Health and Well-Being of…
