title: When war follows combat veterans home.
abstract: While combat survivability is at an all-time high, vets return home to private struggles with depression, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and substance abuse. Here's how to spot these patients in civilian medical practices and the steps you can take to help them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA. Email:shawn.kane@us.army.mil.
authors.forename: Shawn F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: Adam K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Saperstein
authors.forename: Christopher W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Bunt
authors.forename: Mark B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare; D000092864:Suicide Prevention