By U.S. Navy Cmdr. Russell Carr, Service Chief, Adult Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Just the other day, I found myself thinking about a patient of mine who killed himself. I had an “anniversary reaction” of sorts. This time of year, the cool weather and sunny, cloudless days, reminded me [...]
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Suicide Prevention in the Navy is an all hands evolution, all the time. While September is nationally recognized as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, the effort to promote Lives Worth Living is ongoing. Here are seven actions that individuals, families, work centers or commands throughout Navy Medicine can take to prevent suicide at any time of year. [...]
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By Naval Medical Research Center, Public Affairs Navy Medicine is proud to present the September 2012 issue of Naval Medical Research and Development News. It features various articles and photos highlighting the great work and research being done across Navy Medicine and around the world. Click here to view the newsletter online.
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By U.S. Public Health Service Cmdr. Sarah Arnold, DCoE program manager for performance enhancement Cmdr. Sarah Arnold is a physician trained in family medicine and preventive medicine. She served in the Navy for 14 years and completed two tours in Iraq. Five years ago, she lost her friend to suicide and was compelled to write [...]
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Lt. Jen Wright, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence The United States is experiencing the greatest outbreak of West Nile Virus (WNV) since its initial introduction in New York during the summer of 1999. A total of 1,590 cases of WNV cases have been reported with 66 of those cases resulting in death according to the [...]
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