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      Beyond Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Redefining an Illness

      Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on the Diagnostic Criteria for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are serious, debilitating conditions that affect millions of people in the United States and around the world. ME/CFS can cause significant impairment…

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      Cardiovascular Disability: Updating the Social Security Listings

      Committee on Social Security Cardiovascular Disability Criteria,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Institute of Medicine

      The primary purpose of the consensus committee was to make recommendations designed to improve the utility of the cardiovascular listings for evaluating disability claims by improving the sensitivity of the…

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      HIV and Disability: Updating the Social Security Listings

      Committee on Social Security HIV Disability Criteria,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Institute of Medicine

      The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a screening tool called the Listing of Impairments to identify claimants who are so severely impaired that they cannot work at all and thus…

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      Gulf War and Health: Long-Term Effects of Blast Exposures

      Committee on Gulf War and Health,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Institute of Medicine

      Since the United States began combat operations in Afghanistan in October 2001 and then in Iraq in March 2003, the numbers of US soldiers killed exceed 6,700 and of US…

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      Provision of Mental Health Counseling Services Under TRICARE

      Committee on the Qualifications of Professionals Providing Mental Health Counseling Services under TRICARE,Board on the Health of Select Populations

      In this book, the IOM makes recommendations for permitting independent practice for mental health counselors treating patients within TRICARE–the DOD’s health care benefits program. This would change current policy, which…

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      Evaluation of the Lovell Federal Health Care Center Merger: Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations

      Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Evaluation of the Lovell Federal Health Care Center Merger

      The 2010 opening of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) created a joint entity between the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs…

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      Gulf War and Health: Treatment for Chronic Multisymptom Illness

      Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Gulf War and Health: Treatment for Chronic Multisymptom Illness,Committee on Gulf War and Health: Treatment for Chronic Multisymptom Illness

      Chronic multisymptom illness (CMI) is a serious condition that imposes an enormous burden of suffering on our nation’s veterans. This title recommends how best to disseminate this information throughout the…

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      Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military and Veteran Populations: Initial Assessment

      Committee on the Assessment of Ongoing Effects in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Institute of Medicine

      Prior to the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, wars and conflicts have been characterized by such injuries as infectious diseases and catastrophic gunshot wounds. However, the signature injuries sustained…

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      Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military and Veteran Populations: Final Assessment

      Committee on the Assessment of Ongoing Efforts in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Institute of Medicine

      Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the signature injuries of the U.S. conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, but it affects veterans of all eras. It is estimated that 7-20%…

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      Review of the Department of Labor’s Site Exposure Matrix Database

      Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on the Review of the Department of Labor's Site Exposure Matrix (SEM) Database

      Beginning with the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, the United States continued to build nuclear weapons throughout the Cold War. Thousands of people mined and milled…

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      Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure

      Committee on Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure,Institute of Medicine

      Over 3 million U.S. military personnel were sent to Southeast Asia to fight in the Vietnam War. Since the end of the Vietnam War, veterans have reported numerous health effects…

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      The Air Force Health Study Assets Research Program

      Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on the Management of the Air Force Health Study Data and Specimens--Report to Congress

      The Air Force Health Study (AFHS) is a longitudinal, prospective epidemiologic study of more than 2,700 men followed for approximately 20 years. This cohort participated in up to six intensive…

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      Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan

      Committee on the Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan,Institute of Medicine

      Many veterans returning from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have health problems they believe are related to their exposure to the smoke from the burning of waste in open-air…

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      Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2012

      Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Ninth Biennial Update)

      Reviews peer-reviewed scientific reports concerning associations between health outcomes and exposure to TCDD and other chemicals in the herbicides used in Vietnam that were published in October 2010 - September…

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      Review of VA Clinical Guidance for the Health Conditions Identified by the Camp Lejeune Legislation

      Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on the Review of Clinical Guidance for the Care of Health Conditions Identified by the Camp Lejeune Legislation

      U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, located in eastern North Carolina, is a large installation that covers 156,000 acres and is home at any given time to a population of…

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      Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury: Evaluating the Evidence

      Committee on Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury,Institute of Medicine

      Traumatic brain injury (TBI) may affect 10 million people worldwide. It is considered the signature wound of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These injuries result from a bump or…

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      Future Uses of the Department of Defense Joint Pathology Center Biorepository

      Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on the Review of the Appropriate Use of AFIP's Tissue Repository Following Its Transfer to the Joint Pathology Center

      Founded during the Civil War as the Army Medical Museum, the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) amassed the world’s largest collection of human pathologic specimens and was considered a…

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      Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense)

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Shipboard Hazard and Defense II (SHAD II)

      Between 1963 and 1969, the U.S. military carried out a series of tests, termed Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense), to evaluate the vulnerabilities of U.S. Navy ships to chemical…

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      Substance Use Disorders in the U.S. Armed Forces

      Committee on Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Substance,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Institute of Medicine

      Problems stemming from the misuse and abuse of alcohol and other drugs are by no means a new phenomenon, although the face of the issues has changed in recent years…

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      Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Gulf War Veterans: Case Definitions Reexamined

      Committee on the Development of a Consensus Case Definition for Chronic Multisymptom Illness in 1990-1991 Gulf War Veterans,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Institute of Medicine

      More than 2 decades have passed since the 1990-1991 conflict in the Persian Gulf. During the intervening years, many Gulf War veterans have experienced various unexplained symptoms that many associate…

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      Research on Health Effects of Low-Level Ionizing Radiation Exposure: Opportunities for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

      National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Research Directions in Human Biological Effects of Low-Level Ionizing Radiation

      Support for this project was provided by the National Academy of Sciences and the Uniformed Sciences University of the Health Sciences under Grant No. HT9404-12-1-0028. –Title page verso.

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      Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2010

      Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides,Institute of Medicine

      Because of continuing uncertainty about the long-term health effects of the sprayed herbicides on Vietnam veterans, Congress passed the Agent Orange Act of 1991. The legislation directed the Secretary of…

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      Psychological Testing in the Service of Disability Determination

      Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Psychological Testing, Including Validity Testing, for Social Security Administration Disability Determinations

      The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two disability programs: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), for disabled individuals, and their dependent family members, who have worked and contributed to…

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      The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding

      Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Institute of Medicine

      At a time when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals–often referred to under the umbrella acronym LGBT–are becoming more visible in society and more socially acknowledged, clinicians and researchers are…

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      The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding

      Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities

      At a time when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals-often referred to under the umbrella acronym LGBT-are becoming more visible in society and more socially acknowledged, clinicians and researchers are…

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      Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families

      Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on the Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families

      As of December 2012, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in Iraq have resulted in the deployment of about 2.2 million troops; there have been…

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      Gulf War and Health: Volume 8: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War

      Committee on Gulf War and Health: Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War, Update 2009,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Institute of Medicine

      Evaluates the long-term, human health effects associated with exposure to selected environmental agents, pollutants, and synthetic chemical compounds believed to have been present during the Gulf War. This title reviews…

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      Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2014

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Tenth Biennial Update)

      Evaluates evidence regarding the statistical association between exposure to herbicides used in Vietnam and various adverse health outcomes suspected to be linked with such exposure. This book is suitable for…

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      Preventing Psychological Disorders in Service Members and Their Families: An Assessment of Programs

      Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on the Assessment of Resiliency and Prevention Programs for Mental and Behavioral Health in Service Members and Their Families

      Being deployed to a war zone can result in numerous adverse psychological health conditions. It is well documented in the literature that there are high rates of psychological disorders among…

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      Health and Incarceration: A Workshop Summary

      Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration,Committee on Law and Justice,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Board on the Health of Select Populations

      Presents the summary of a workshop jointly sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences(NAS) Committee on Law and Justice and the Institute of Medicine(IOM) Board on Health and Select Populations…

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      Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure in Agent Orange-Contaminated C-123 Aircraft

      Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee to Evaluate the Potential Exposure to Agent Orange/TCDD Residue and Level of Risk of Adverse Health Effects for Aircrew of Post-Vietnam C-123 Aircraft

      From 1972 to 1982, approximately 1,500-2,100 US Air Force Reserve personnel trained and worked on C-123 aircraft that had formerly been used to spray herbicides in Vietnam as part of…

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      Mental Disorders and Disabilities Among Low-Income Children

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee to Evaluate the Supplemental Security Income Disability Program for Children with Mental Disorders

      Children living in poverty are more likely to have mental health problems, and their conditions are more likely to be severe. Of the approximately 1.3 million children who were recipients…

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      Informing Social Security’s Process for Financial Capability Determination

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee to Evaluate the Social Security Administration's Capability Determination Process for Adult Beneficiaries

      The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides benefits to disabled adults and children, offering vital financial support to more than 19 million disabled Americans. Of that group, approximately 5.5 million…

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      Gulf War and Health: Volume 10: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War, 2016

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Gulf War and Health, Volume 10: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War

      The men and women who served in the Gulf War theater were potentially exposed to a wide range of biological and chemical agents. Gulf War and Health: Volume 1 assesses…

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      Public Health Effectiveness of the FDA 510(k) Clearance Process: Measuring Postmarket Performance and Other Select Topics: Workshop Report

      Committee on the Public Health Effectiveness of the FDA 510(k) Clearance Process,Institute of Medicine

      The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring that medical devices are safe and effective before they go on the market. Section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug…

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      Speech and Language Disorders in Children: Implications for the Social Security Administration’s Supplemental Security Income Program

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Board on the Health of Select Populations

      Speech and language are central to the human experience; they are the vital means by which people convey and receive knowledge, thoughts, feelings, and other internal experiences. Acquisition of communication…

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