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Military Psychological Impacts

This session will focus on the recognition that it may not always be obvious that a patient under care is a veteran and that there is no "one size fits all" profile of veteran mental health needs. Participants will learn how to appropriately and sensitively screen for veteran-specific mental health needs. This will be followed by a discussion about the help that can be provided within the primary care setting including prescribing advice for such in-house assistance. The session will close by a discussion of resources to consider when outside referral is appropriate.

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize that veterans have varying demographic profiles and that there is no "one size fits all" profile of a veteran.
  • Ask appropriate screening questions to assess the presence of mental health needs of veteran patients.
  • Distinguish between mental health needs that can be addressed in the primary care setting and those that call for referral elsewhere.
  • Give appropriate advice regarding resources available for addressing veteran mental health needs.

This program is provided by ACOFP for educational purposes only. The material presented is not intended to represent the sole or best medical interventions for the discussed diagnoses, but rather is intended to present the opinions of the authors or presenters that may be helpful to other practitioners. Participants engaging in this medical education program do so with the full knowledge that they waive any claim they may have against ACOFP for reliance on any information presented during these educational activities.

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.5 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report continuing medical education (CME) credits commensurate with the physician’s participation in this program.

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

ACOFP designates this enduring activity for 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.