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ArticlePsychiatric rehabilitation journal2019

The long and winding road to postsecondary education for U.S. veterans with invisible injuries.

Nicholas A Rattray, Gala True, Diana M Natividad, Michelle P Salyers, Richard M Frankel, Marina Kukla

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Article in Psychiatric rehabilitation journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors.

Nicholas A RattrayVA HSR&D Center for Health Information and Communication.ORCID 0000-0002-9683-889X
Gala TrueSouth Central MIRECC Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System.
Diana M NatividadVA HSR&D Center for Health Information and Communication.
Michelle P SalyersDepartment of Psychology.
Richard M FrankelVA HSR&D Center for Health Information and Communication.
Marina KuklaVA HSR&D Center for Health Information and Communication.

Funding

From Military to Community Life: Reintegrating Veterans with Invisible InjuriesIK2RX002642 · VA · RLR VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI RATTRAY, NICHOLAS · 2019 to 2022
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Indiana Institute for Medical ResearchRRD VA IK2 RX002642US Department of Veterans Affairs; Center for Health Information and Communication; Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research and Development Service
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveVeterans with "invisible injuries" (a mental health diagnosis or a traumatic brain injury) often pursue higher education to enhance employment and community reintegration, but frequently experience challenges to success. This mixed methods study examined how the educational experiences of Veterans with invisible injuries become intertwined with broader transitions between military and civilian life and the resulting implications for rehabilitation services.

methodThirty-eight Veterans with mental illness or a traumatic brain injury who served in a post-9/11 conflict and attended a postsecondary institution within the past 60 months completed in-depth interviews and questionnaires. We used a constant comparative approach to analyze barriers and facilitators to educational functioning and community reintegration.

resultsManaging school-specific challenges, coping with mental and physical health problems, forming a new sense of self, and forging new career pathways were major factors influencing education experiences and reintegration. Participants discussed the challenges of balancing these processes while progressing toward an academic degree, which often resulted in a longer, nonlinear educational pathway. While some participants attempted to "compartmentalize" educational goals, separate from health and family concerns, these aims were inevitably interlaced. In addition, multiple and longer military deployments tended to lengthen the time to degree completion. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Many Veterans with invisible injuries face complex challenges stemming from military experiences, the family dynamics to which they return, and reintegration issues that demand novel forms of resilience. Collaboration between university staff and health practitioners may be important in enhancing support for student Veterans coping with invisible disabilities. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

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Anxiety DisordersBrain Injuries, TraumaticEducation, ProfessionalMood DisordersStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsUniversitiesYoung Adult

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PMID31246076
PMCPMC6715523

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