Seeking Treatments for Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses

Abstract

Gulf War veterans in the San Diego area were given an important opportunity to help researchers learn how to treat chronic multi-symptom illnesses. The Department of Defense (DOD) Center for Deployment Health Research at the Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, is participated in two large clinical trials to treat nonspecific illnesses among Gulf War veterans. One of more than 30 sites nationwide, the Naval Health Research Center is the only Navy site involved in these Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-DOD cooperative studies. Other sites include the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, and 28 VA medical centers across the country. Two VA DOD Cooperative studies were used: #470, Exercise and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Trial and #476, Antibiotic Treatment Trial.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA421398

Entities

People

  • Jamie Mckeehan
  • Margaret Ryan
  • Suzanne Clark

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Arthritis
  • Clinical Trials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Deployment
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Medical Personnel
  • Pain
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome
  • Therapy
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Mental Health of Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Risk Factors, Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment.