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As veterans transition from military service, they often face significant mental health challenges, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and adjustment difficulties. Managing these complex conditions requires a holistic, long-term approach, and general practitioners (GPs) are in a unique position to support veterans not only through referrals to mental health specialists but also through evidence-based lifestyle interventions that promote resilience and recovery.

Chronic lower back pain is a leading cause of disability, often persisting without a clear pathology. Diagnosis is clinical, focusing on pain characteristics, psychological factors, and red flags. Update your knowledge on CLBP while earning EA and RP CPD with this FastTrack clinical fact sheet and MCQ.

Navigating the world of Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) billing can seem daunting. This concise guide provides general practitioners (GPs) with essential information on claiming for key DVA services, incentive payments, and compensation claim paperwork, ensuring accurate and efficient processing of your claims.

As a GP, you can play a crucial role in helping veterans navigate the complexities of compensation claims. This process can be particularly challenging for those dealing with significant impairment or mental health conditions and is often exacerbated by the transition to civilian life. By understanding the steps involved and the required documentation, you can positively assist your patients' access to essential support and wellbeing.

Older veterans have unique health needs. They often experience musculoskeletal problems, cardiovascular disease, respiratory conditions, and hearing loss. Mental health concerns such as PTSD, depression, and anxiety are also common.

Defence is responsible for the health care of current serving ADF members up until the date of their separation. Upon leaving Defence, veterans are responsible for managing their own health care needs. Here is an overview of the provision of current and ex-serving health care.

A person's health and wellbeing are influenced by socioeconomic characteristics – for veterans, these may be influenced by factors relating to their unique experiences of ADF service and transition back to civilian life.

Many risk factors are modifiable, and so they can be changed to improve a person's health. Understanding the choices veterans make regarding their lifestyle and behaviours and the impact this has on their health will help you to identify areas for behavioural change.

What health issues are you likely to encounter in your veterans? Veterans present with the same types of conditions seen in all Australians, albeit often at an earlier age and with