Soldiers who had been deployed to Iraq answered questions about injuries they sustained during deployment, their psychological health, and their physical health.
U.S. Army Soldiers survey data was used to assess the relationship between combat experiences and risk-taking propensity and behaviors.
Substance abuse has been cited as a potential risk factor for child maltreatment.
81 Turkish children exposed to an earthquake 5 years prior and 87 comparison children (no earthquake or trauma exposure) completed a survey of anxiety sensitivity, trait and state anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms.
Deployment can be a stressful time for children, particularly young children who may not understand what is happening. For this study, parents and childcare providers of children ages 18 months to five years old were surveyed regarding their child’s behavior during a parental deployment.
In this study, researchers aimed to determine incidence rates of diagnosed mental disorders in a cohort of Marines deployed to combat during OIF/OEF between 2001 and 2005 and to compare these with mental disorder rates in two historical and two contemporary military control groups from the Navy a
Pregnant women eligible for care on military bases completed questionnaires about deployment, community support, and conflict related to acceptance of pregnancy at three time points during pregnancy.
Suspected child and spouse maltreatment reports were evaluated to determine referral source for Air Force families. Suspected Air Force child maltreatment reports were then compared to U.S. national child maltreatment data to explore how referral source differed among the samples.
Participants were recruited during childhood and interviewed in early adolescence and adulthood to assess the association between childhood depressed mood and adolescent and young adulthood alcohol use.
An in-depth exploration of ten Vietnam Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their live-in female partner’s perceptions about family participation in mental health treatment was conducted.
Shifting roles (i.e., husband/wife, caretaker) within a couple can be difficult to adapt to, especially for married couples experiencing lengthy military deployments.
Army Reservists and their family members were interviewed seven times over the first year of the Reservists’ return from Iraq.
An examination of the risk of divorce among enlisted Active Duty military Service members by race and socioeconomic level was conducted. This study utilized data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY-79).
The victim rates and severity of child maltreatment in U.S. Army families by the sex of the child and parent from 1990-2004 were presented. Data were drawn from the Army Central Registry (ACR), which is a complete list of all substantiated child maltreatment incidents.
An exploratory study of rates and psychosocial risk factors (e.g., prenatal anxiety and depression, low self-esteem life stress, etc.) of postpartum depression in the military was conducted at Wilford Hall Medical Center with active duty women Service members.
Army spouses answered questions about their mental health (e.g., anxiety and depression), as well as rates of mental health care utilization and barriers to seeking care.
Deployment of a parent can have negative emotional, academic, and behavioral consequences for children in military families. Recommendations for schools to support military families during deployment were provided.
The psychological symptoms and martial satisfaction of women who were the wives of Army Veteran's who been deployed were assessed. This study ask husbands for self-reports of their experiences and wives their perception of these experiences.
Exposure to trauma may increase risk for divorce, potentially putting military couples at greater risk.
Survey data from Army spouses were used to evaluate the association between Army deployment extensions and spouses’ health and well-being (e.g., depression, anxiety), deployment-induced difficulties with daily life operations (e.g., house maintenance, childcare), and perceptions of the Army durin
Service members who presented to the U.S. Military Hospital Kuwait for an initial appointment participated in a study on the feasibility of using validated mental health screening instruments for deployed Operation Iraqi Freedom military personnel.
Urban youths completed questionnaires in their school classrooms to examine how social interactions, trust, and shared vision that youth have with adults surrounding religion influence youth’s moral behavior. Religiously active youth report more frequent interactions with nonfamilial adults.
Male victims of interpersonal violence are often unrecognized because of certain views that interpersonal violence includes a power structure in society that favors males.
This descriptive study examines how military deployments affect custodial grandparents who are appointed to care for grandchildren during this parental absence. Participants were recruited through pre-existing support groups in community agencies located near military installations.
This study evaluated whether or not veteran status predicts an individual’s tendency to use domestic violence as a tactic to resolve marital discord (note: the sample was taken in 1988 and does not represent veterans from OIF or OEF).
An assessment of the divorce rates of military personnel was conducted. This study used the military data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) and conducted a multivariate analysis of divorce rates among young military couples.
The U.S. Navy New Parent Support Program (NPSP) aims to improve participants’ parenting skills, reduce their parenting stress, and help the Service Members to concentrate on their jobs. The purpose of the study was to evaluate participants’ perception of NPSP.
Caring for a loved one with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be stressful and a large burden on caretakers.
Male Soldiers and their wives/partners completed self-report questionnaires shortly after the Soldier’s return from an Iraq or Afghanistan deployment. This study explored the relationship between combat-related traumatic stress and relationship satisfaction.
This exploratory study compares perceived stress, loss of psychosocial resources, PTSD symptoms and physiological measures (heart rate, blood pressure) among adolescents who had a family member deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom to both civilian peers and military peers with a nondeployed parent