The prevalence of lifetime exposure to combat or violence, natural disaster, or major accident involving injuries or fatalities was examined in two population-based samples of active-duty U.S.
A national shortage of fully certified special education teachers has been a persistent concern over the years.
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the prevalence and sources of occupational stress for military personnel and the relationship between work stress and emotional health in the military population.
High motivation and belief in a cause have been reported to be protective against posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while below-average intellectual functioning and poor educational achievements have bee
50% of all childhood deaths.
Because of the substantial impact of families on the developmental trajectories of children, family interve
Correlates of self-reported intimate partner violence (IPV) were examined among 488 married male U.S. Army soldiers.
Understanding the characteristics of both the perpetrators and victims of infant and child fatal abuse may help develop strategies to prevent future occurrences.
Objective: The present study describes factors related to fatal abuse in three age groups in the United
States Air Force (USAF).
Method: Records from 32 substantiated cases of fatal child abuse in the USAF were independently
reviewed for 60 predefined factors.
Respite child care programs can be a beneficial social support intervention for families of children with developmental disabilities.
Respite child care programs that provide temporary child care, support, and referral services to families of children with developmental disabilities are thought to be a critical component of formal social support interventions deemed necessary to promote healthy family functioning and prevent
Findings from previous research are mixed in identifying and determining the effects and types of violence among intimate partners. Self-report data collected from 488 male U.S.
Correlates of self-reported intimate partner violence (IPV) were examined among 488 married male U.S. Army soldiers.
When a parent has a mental health disorder, it may affect the environment in which children live, which may have certain effects on the children.
We investigated whether parental anxiety was related to anxiety sensitivity (AS) in offspring. Subjects were 261 offspring (aged 6–17 years) of parents with lifetime DSM-IV anxiety and/or mood disorders, and 79 offspring of parents with no lifetime anxiety, mood, or psychotic disorder.
Adolescents were assessed to determine the associations between anxiety sensitivity and anxiety symptoms, anxiety disorders, and anxiety comorbidity.
Examined the associations of adolescents' self-reported anxiety sensitivity with semistructured, interview-based anxiety and depressive symptoms and anxiety disorders.
Deployment can be a difficult time for families in many ways. This study focused on the experience of Sailors who were also mothers. Researchers compared the experience of deployed Navy mothers to those who were not deployed and examined predictors of mental health outcomes for deployed mothers.
This research examined the psychological adjustment and correlates of psychological well-being of deployed Navy mothers compared with a nondeployed control group of Navy women during the same period.
An overview of a research-informed family resilience framework, developed as a conceptual map to guide clinical intervention and prevention efforts with vulnerable families is presented.
Families, as social systems, can be considered “resilient” in ways that parallel descriptions of individual resilience.
This study examined four questions: (1) How does family structure (specifically, single parenthood, married parent, and cohabitating parent) affect children's delinquency and math test scores?
The primary purpose of this study was to determine if participation in the North Carolina Quality Enhancement Initiative (NC QEI) improved the overall quality of the 26 participating school-age child care pr
Objective: Epidemiological studies have shown that mental disorders are associated with reduced health-related quality of life, high levels of health care utilization, and work absenteeism.
This article investigates the impact of military service on the duration of a veteran's first marriage, a topic in the literature with both scant