Soldiers are at higher risk of mental health issues then civilians, including anger management, depression, anxiety, and PTSD. This study assessed the relationship between family and unit-related resilience factors and Soldiers' mental health.
Barriers to behavioral health care for Service members include stigma, lack of knowledge, and negative attitudes towards treatment.
Readiness and Resilience in National Guard Soldier (RINGS-2) data were used to examine sleep complaint trajectories of at-home intimate partners of Guard members throughout the deployment cycle.
Pre- and post-deployment data from 63 married male Airmen was used to explore the prevalence and risk factors associated with marital infidelity (either emotional or physical), committed by the Service member, their spouse, or both partners, following a year-long deployment to Iraq.
Data from 26 Dutch-speaking couple and individual interviews are used to explore the meaning of not talking about the grief experience with a partner following the death of a child to cancer.
Combat exposure is a risk factor for poor quality of life for Service members; however, the role of unhealthy life style (e.g., heavy drinking, substance abuse) in the association between combat exposure and quality of life is unknown.
Written data from a larger study were used to examine identity adjustment difficulties during reintegration among OIF/OEF/OND Veterans. Identity adjustment difficulties were examined based on gender and military component (i.e., Reserve or Guard, Active Duty).
Deployment-related stressors can negatively impact the emotional, physical, and psychological well-being of military spouses. Helping spouses cope with deployment-related stressors may improve their well-being.
Married couples may experience tension over the course of marriage. By assessing 355 newlywed couples over 16 years, the study examined the change of marital tension over time and the relationship between marital tension and divorce.
An examination of a web-based treatment approach for concerned partners of Service members and Veterans who misuse alcohol was conducted.
Conflict at work may be negatively contributing to Soldier and spouses' family cohesion, thus affecting perceptions of fairness in household labor and couples' mental health.
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have significant and complex service needs that often go unmet.
Suicide has a profound impact on surviving family members and friends, although few research has examined this issue in the military population.
Sexual assault and sexual harassment may potentially lead to unhealthy cigarette and alcohol use. This longitudinal study had 48,287 Service members report on their experiences of sexual trauma, smoking, and alcohol use (both initiation and relapse).
Military-related civilian mothers have a lot in common with other civilian mothers but also face some unique challenges, such as their husbands' deployment. Nine Army-related civilian mothers and one Army wife were interviewed to understand their experience of parenting.
National Guard and Reserve Service members have a significantly different experience than Active Duty Service members regarding the deployment and post-deployment process. In this study, the problems Guard and Reserve Soldiers faced upon return from deployment were examined.
Family members of U.S. Service members who have died on duty are at risk for debilitating grief; however, little is known about the demographics and composition of these families.
To better understand childhood factors that influence adult mental health, the relationship between childhood maltreatment, recent stressful experiences, and current depression and anxiety symptoms was examined in the study by having 30,436 new Soldiers complete self-administered questionnaires.
The U.S. Army has seen an increase of suicides among Service members over recent years.
Cultural adaptations to existing interventions have been found to increase participant engagement and satisfaction.
Retrospective data was used to examine the percentage of child maltreatment cases with a substantiated Family Advocacy Program (FAP) report among dependent children of U.S. Army parents.
Few studies explore the experiences of male military spouses, which can impact family readiness within the military. Survey data were used to examine the demographic information of male spouses of Active Duty Service members on a variety of satisfaction measures (e.g., life, marital, health).
Survey data from Army spouses stationed in Europe were used to examine the relationship between social connectedness and spouse well-being (i.e., psychological distress, marital satisfaction, physical health symptoms).
This study examined the relationship among three deployment stressors (warfare exposure, sexual harassment and assault, and family stress during deployment), three mental health categories (posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression, and alcohol misuse), and six areas of functionin
Child welfare services have the potential to decrease the risk of child maltreatment re-occurrence. This study analyzed data from a statewide evaluation of child protective services (CPS).
Although many resources are available for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), little is known about how likely these resources are utilized or how helpful they are perceived.
Little is known about how family processes during a deployment (i.e. household routines and rituals, communication) affect the Service member and each family member during reintegration.
Interview data from parents who completed the mindfulness awareness for parenting stress (MAPS) program were utilized to explore whether participation reduced school-related stress in parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
In cultures that especially value a higher masculine gender role in men, such as the military, men may have an added risk for developing posttraumatic distress after a traumatic event.
Effects on military families’ overall well-being has yet to be examined as it relates to duration and frequency of deployments. This study sought to explore the relationship between parents’ deployment and change in adolescent behavior and parent well-being.