Psychological Health of Military Children: Longitudinal Evaluation of a Family-Centered Prevention Program to Enhance Family Resilience

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Summary

The impact of a family centered prevention program, Families OverComing Under Stress Family Resilience Training (FOCUS), on the psychological adjustment of military children and parents was examined. Distress was significantly related among family members at the outset of the intervention; family functioning was improved at the end of the program as well as four to six months after the program ended.

Citation
Lester, P., Stein, J. A., Saltzman, W., Woodward, K., MacDermid, S. K., Milburn, N., Mogil, C., Beardslee, W. (2013). Psychological Health of Military Children: Longitudinal Evaluation of a Family-Centered Prevention Program to Enhance Family Resilience. Military Medicine, 178, 838-845. doi:10.7205/milmed-d-12-00502