Maternal emotional availability (i.e., nonhostility, sensitivity, and nonintrusiveness) is important for children's functioning. Mothers and children were observed and tested in infancy and middle childhood to assess maternal interactive behaviors and child outcomes.
The administrative records of 995 Active Duty U.S. Army Soldiers who had attempted or completed suicide over a five year period were used to examine the prevalence of childhood trauma and mental health problems in this population.
Evidence-based programs are needed to help military families cope with the stress of deployment. Parent, child, and overall family well-being was compared before and after the Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS) program to examine its effect on resilience and psychological health.
Using a large nation-wide sample consisting of Active Duty Service members across branches from 2001 to 2006, this study examined the associations between deployment characteristics (location and length) and diagnostic rates for major depression and substance use disorder.
Children and adolescents participated in a one-week Operation Purple Camp intervention (a summer camp intended to empower military families and their children to develop and maintain healthy relationships during the course of deployments) to test the effect of the camp on self-perceptions of soci
Stress and mental health symptoms (e.g., depression, posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], suicide attempts) were examined in Reserve (n = 18,342) and Active Duty (n = 16,146) component personnel across all branches.
Children were interviewed three times over the course of a year to explore individual trajectories of change in young children’s understanding of different moral criteria. The influence of age, sex, and temperament on moral development was specifically examined.
Service members preparing for or returning from deployment to Iraq completed written surveys to assess the role of pre-deployment impaired functioning in predicting mental health post-deployment.
Data from the Survey of Program Participation collected between 1992 and 2004 was used to investigate the relationship between Veteran status and experience of material hardship.
Using a sample of 450,329 OEF/OIF Veterans who sought care at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals one to seven years after deployment, gender differences in the prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions in male and female OEF/OIF Veterans was explored.
Vietnam Veterans and their partners participated in a study that investigated the relationship between partner psychological well-being and relationship functioning with Veterans’ sharing about their Vietnam experiences.
A sample of Active, Reserve, and National Guard Airmen (N = 58,242) was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the Post-Deployment Health Reassessment (PDHRA) survey, designed to identify military members at risk for depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
An examination of the relationship between rejection sensitivity (the degree to which an individual expects rejection by a significant other) and marital adjustment post-deployment was conducted. Two surveys were given to 129 spouses of deployed Service members.
Child sexual abuse can have a myriad of lasting negative effects, and there is a need for multiple effective treatments.
Understanding the experiences of non-deployed military spouses is important to improve services to military families.
Data from the Millennium Cohort Study were used to examine military women's mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD]) following deployment.
The post-deployment period can be difficult for Service members and their spouses.
Data from 177 couples who attended therapy at two Veteran medical centers were used to examine the effectiveness of couple’s therapy on relationship satisfaction. The influence of demographic, relational, and psychological characteristics was also explored.
As part of the Europe Regional Medical Command Telemedicine Program, 307 Army service members were surveyed shortly after a one-year deployment to Iraq regarding their preferences for behavioral health (BH) services either virtually (VTC) or in-person.
Survey data were used to examine the prevalence of physical health (e.g., back pain, headache, etc.) and somatic symptoms (e.g., dizziness, nausea, sleep problems, etc.), overall general health, and occupational impairment among Army Infantry Soldiers at six months post-deployment.
The authors examine the relationship between specific posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and interpersonal aggression (verbal, psychological, and physical) among male Veterans completing a residential PTSD treatment program.
Online survey data were used to examine how combat exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Military Occupational Specialties (MOS), medication for mental health issues, combat injuries, length of time stateside, participation in mental health services, and deployment length influenced Ope
An educational website about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was created for military family members in order to increase PTSD-related knowledge and promote actions to help Service members with their symptoms.
It is important to identify techniques that can help Service members reduce combat stress during deployment. The effects of sensory-enhanced yoga on anxiety and sensory processing were examined, and results showed that sensory-enhanced yoga reduced anxiety symptoms.
The requirements of military service (e.g. training, deployment) can negatively influence military families and children.
Child sexual abuse can have a myriad of lasting negative effects, and there is a need for multiple effective treatments.
An educational website about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was created for military family members in order to increase PTSD-related knowledge and promote actions to help Service members with their symptoms.
Situations unique to military settings may impact the continuity of care for Service members and their families seeking treatment for substance abuse and family violence-related issues.
Within the larger Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), this longitudinal study sampled nearly 8,000 deployed Service members from all branches of the military.
Survey data from Veterans who served post 9-11 were utilized to examine the relationships among childhood trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and adult social support.