Domestic Violence in Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder who Seek Couples Therapy
Mental health diagnoses following deployment can influence Veterans' relationships and risk for domestic violence.
Mental health diagnoses following deployment can influence Veterans' relationships and risk for domestic violence.
It is often assumed that military youth face greater stressors than civilian youth, which may increase risk for problematic behavior; however, that may not necessarily be the case.
669 Australian children who had participated in a previous study evaluating the effectiveness of a teacher-facilitated cognitive behavioral intervention for anxiety and depression completed this follow-up study, designed to evaluate longitudinal effects (at 2 and 3 years post-treatment).
Three hundred and seventy-six Active Duty officers and enlisted Service members completed questionnaires to assess the concurrent and predictive validity of the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale for Military Service members undergoing substance abuse treatment compared to t
The Post-Deployment Health Assessments (PDHA) of 303,905 Army and Marine Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and other recent conflicts were reviewed to examine the association between deployment location and mental health care utilization during the first
Longitudinal data was collected in three time points: a). immediately upon returning from deployment, b). 18-24 months post deployment, and c). six years post deployment.
This study examined the unique and common predictors of child abuse potential for both mothers and fathers in a sample of active-duty Army Service members and their spouses who were referred to the New Parent Support Program.
215 male Israeli military Veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) seeking compensation for psychiatric conditions and their wives participated in a study.
Severe intimate partner violence (SIPV) perpetration among female and male Navy personnel during the year before enlistment and the second year of service was examined.
Deployments can have significant effects on levels of stress and family dynamics. Researchers analyzed the relationship between deployment and domestic violence in this study. Data indicated age was related to the likelihood of wives experiencing domestic violence, but deployment was not.
Divorce and separation may be linked to delinquency behaviors in children.
Having a partner deployed during wartime may increase a woman's stress level during pregnancy. By administering surveys to pregnant military spouses and Active Duty Service members, the study examined the relationship between spousal deployment and prenatal stress.
196 Finnish children and their parents were assessed six times during their kindergarten and first two years of primary school in order to determine whether parenting styles predicted children’s problem behaviors during the transition from kindergarten to primary school.
An examination of young children's adjustment to maltreatment was conducted. More specifically this study tests a model that states a child's shame is the link between maltreatment and anger, and anger is the link between and child's shame and behavior problems.
An exploration of how youth may become connected to adult leaders in their community through a social capital lens was conducted. Furthermore the study examined the process that youth engaged in when forming relationships with adult leaders.
An evaluation of the prevention and relationship enhancement program in two separate samples in which at least one member of the couple was on Active Duty in the U.S. Army was conducted. The intervention was delivered by Army chaplains in a two weekend retreat format.
In-depth qualitative data of both youth and adult experiences in two youth-driven and two adult-driven programs for high school-aged youth were examined.
This study evaluated parental perceptions of the effects of multiple relocations on military adolescent behavior by using an augmented subset of questions from the National Health Interview Survey on Child Health.
This study of six low-income service member mothers sought to identify the impact of personal characteristics and external support systems on their ability to continue in the military while caring for a child with a disability.
Cohabitating female partners of male combat Veterans who were receiving outpatient posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment at two Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers completed a telephone survey to assess partner treatment needs and current rates of treatment use.
The gender differences in associations between deployment stressors and mental health outcomes were explored among Gulf War I Veterans. Compared to men, women reported significantly more anxiety and interpersonal stressors.
A longitudinal, observational study of children at 24 and 36 months old evaluated the effect of parent-child interactions, and father-child interactions in particular, on children's cognitive and language development.
Children in military families experience health challenges just like children in other families.
Survey data were used to examine post-deployment coping on internal (e.g., communication, marital quality, child rearing) and external (families response to work-life interference and willingness to make accommodations for these demands) outcome of Army families reunited after a member's dep
Completion of a rehabilitation program for Service members that perpetrate domestic violence can be vital for the well-being of military families and the community.
Researchers determined the patterns and severity of domestic violence incidents (N = 20,959) among Army enlisted personnel as reported to the Army Central Registry database from 1998 to 2002.Over the 5 year period of the study, 58% of the cases were nonmutual (one-sided) and 42% were mutual (bidi
Veterans assessed for inpatient and outpatient posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) services at several Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals were included to examine a model of interrelationships among Veterans’ traumatic exposure, PTSD, guilt, social functioning, change in religious faith, and contin