What are the most common diagnoses treated by Mental Health at the VA Medical Center?
100
PTSD Outpatient Clinical Team
PTSD Residential Rehabiliation Program
Military Sexual Trauma Services
What are the programs available for patients struggling with PTSD?
100
Charlie Sheen, Britany Spears, Whitney Houston, and Elvis Presley
Who are some famous people with substance abuse problems?
100
32% of all of Martinsburg Encounters (visits) are for this Service
What proportion of the Martinsburg VA Services are for Mental Health?
100
Promote purpose in life by enhancing meaning, promoting meaningful relationships and meaningful activity.
What is the importance of Family, Work, Church and School?
200
Intensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder,
Residential Substance Abuse (CAT 5), and
Substance Abuse Aftercare
What treatments are available for people with substance abuse problems?
200
Primary Care Mental Health Integration and Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT)
What has the VA done to improve access and reduce the stigma of MH services?
200
Abraham Lincoln, Eugene O'Neill, Ernest Hemmingway and Mother Teresa
Who are some famous people who suffered from Depression?
200
This group is three to five times more likely to be depressed.
What is PTSD or what is the likelihood of a Veteran with PTSD to also have Depression?
200
Recovery Oriented Treatment Planning
What process guides a patient through a process of setting goals for a meaningful life according to their values?
300
Recurrent intrusive thoughts, nightmares, hyper-vigilance and avoidance of crowds or other triggers.
What are common symptoms of PTSD?
300
Compensated Work Therapy (CWT)
Incentive Work Therapy
Supported Employment
Vocational Assistance such as Job Fairs and Resume Building
What are the programs available to help Veteran obtain meaningful work? (Veterans' Industries)
300
Winston Churchill, Jimmy Piersall, Patty Duke, Isaac Newton and Charles Dickens
Who are some people who suffered from Bipolar Disorder?
300
About 1/3 of those with this diagnosis are also diagnosed with PTSD
What is Substance Abuse?
300
Danger to self or others
Detox
Failure of outpatient treatment or Compliance Issues
Uncontrolled Psychosis
What are some of the reasons why inpatient treatment might be considered?
400
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Committment Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy.
What are the treatments the VA considers the most effective for depression?
400
Services that help seriously mentally ill Veterans develop a quality life built on their strengths and values despite their illness (Recovery Model).
What is the Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center?
400
Barbara Streisand, Paula Deene, Nicole Kidman, Woody Allen and Charles Darwin
Who are some famous people who suffered from anxiety?
Streisand and Woody Allen anxiety
Nicole Kidman panic disorder
Darwin and Paula Deene agoraphobia
400
10,000 Veteran Patients and 150,500 visits per year for this service in Martinsburg VA.
How many Veterans does Mental Health treat yearly?
400
Provide Resources, develops safety plans, crisis assistance
and monitors the risk of Veterans considered at higher risk of suicide.
What are the activities of the Suicide Prevention Team?
500
Cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure therapy
What are the VA treatments that are recognized as evidenced based for PTSD?
500
Home Based Primary Care and Tele-medicine mental health
What services are offered to Veterans not able to access VA mental health services because of distance/transportation or physical limitations?
500
Beethoven, John Nash, Mary Todd Lincoln, Lionel Aldridge, Allen Alda's mother and Albert Einstein's son
Who are famous people believed to be psychotic and probably could have been diagnosed with schizophrenia?
500
About 3,287 different patients and 44,264 visits per year are treated for this diagnosis at the Martinsburg VA.
How much treatment does Martinsburg VA Mental Health do for PTSD?
500
Couples Therapy
Family Support and Wellness
Care Giver Support
Family Psychoeducation
What things does the VA offer to improve a veteran's relationship with their family?