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BACKGROUND: Veterans of the first Gulf War have higher rates of medical and psychiatric symptoms than nondeployed military personnel.

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

This study examined 1,064 Army families reunited after a member's deployment for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Postdeployment outcomes were conceptualized in terms of the “fit” between the family and the demands of Army life, especially the stress of deployment.

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.

Domestic violence has been a long-standing problem for our nation's active duty and military veterans. The purpose of this article is to describe participants of a domestic violence program, the program design to help lessen attrition, and the completers and noncompleters of the program.

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

The concept of school engagement has attracted increasing attention as representing a possible antidote to declining academic motivation and achievement.

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

One of the most pervasive effects of traumatic exposure is the challenge that people experience to their existential beliefs concerning the meaning and purpose of life. Particularly at risk is the strength of their religious faith and the comfort that they derive from it.

U.S. combat infantry units who deployed to OIF/OEF (3 Army, 1 Marine Corps) completed an anonymous survey to assess the mental health of Service members and to determine use and barriers to accessing mental health services.

BACKGROUND: The current combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have involved U.S. military personnel in major ground combat and hazardous security duty.

World War II (WWII) ex-Prisoners of War (POW) living in California participated in this study examining the association of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with the quality of intimate relationships.

This study examined the association of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with the quality of intimate relationships among present-day male World War II ex-prisoners of war (POWs).

Little is known about the similarities and differences between civilian and military child maltreatment cases and no recent study has compared them directly.

Does a blurring of the boundaries between civil society and the military lead to a redefinition of gender roles?

The changing role of the military presents a unique challenge for military behavioral health organizations in dealing with the geographic isolation of personnel.

Often undetected and poorly managed, maternal depression and child adjustment problems are common health problems and impose significant burden to society.

The notion of "student voice," or a student role in the decision making and change efforts of schools, has emerged in the new millennium as a potential strategy for improving the success of school reform eff

The factors that contribute to student dropouts have been the focus of extensive deliberation during the last decade. Despite expanded attention, the number of dropouts remains unacceptably high.

The association among life events, personality factors, and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents was assessed in 28 children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), 28 children with other anxiety

This review of the literature reveals that veterans' posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following exposure to combat violence affects veterans' familial relationships and the psychological adjustment of fa

121 Palestinian children living in an area of bombardment participated in a study to assess the prevalence and determinants of PTSD. Child PTSD symptoms were predicted by child gender, child age, maternal education and maternal PTSD symptoms.

Background: Veterans of the Persian Gulf War of 1991 have reported symptoms attributed to their military service.

The prevalence and determinants of PTSD were assessed among 121 Palestinian children (6–16 years; 45% girls and 55% boys) living in the area of bomb

We provide a summary of the limited research on three uniquely stressful experiences of military families: relocation, separation, and reunion.

Head Start centers were randomly assigned to intervention (parent training) or control conditions, and the role of maternal mental health risk factors on participation in and benefit from parent training w

A group of 170 third-grade students participated in this study to determine whether children of military parents are healthier and more active than children of civilian parents.

Background and Objectives: It is not knownwhether parental activity levels influence children’s physical fitness. Members of the military are required to maintain standards of physical fitness, whereas the civilian population is not.