Minimal research is available on the prevalence and impact of complicated grief (CG) in military service members and veterans, despite high reported rates of loss in this population.
Service members and Veterans are at risk for complicated grief (i.e., having intense grief symptoms such as nonacceptance of the death and preoccupation about the deceased).
The associations between stressful military experiences and tobacco use and alcohol misuse among Service members are well documented. However, little is known about whether stressful military experiences are associated with tobacco use and alcohol misuse among military spouses.
While smoking and drinking behaviors are well documented among Service members, little is known about smoking and drinking behaviors among military spouses.
Bereavement is a potent and highly prevalent stressor among service members and veterans.
However, the psychological consequences of bereavement, including complicated grief (CG), have
been minimally examined. Loss was assessed in 204 post-9/11, when service members and veterans
Many Service members and Veterans experience complicated grief due to the loss of an important person. The goal of this study was to examine the prevalence, severity, and impact that complicated grief has on Veterans with combat-related PTSD.
Objective: Research has identified non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) as a robust correlate of suicidal thoughts and behaviors; however, little is known regarding why these constructs may be related.
Often an individual has engaged in non-suicidal self-injury prior to a suicide attempt.
Military families face many challenges due to deployment and parental separation, and this can be especially difficult for families with young children.
Military parents with young children may benefit from interventions that aim to improve their parenting practice.
Due to the current prolonged conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, members of the United States National Guard and Reserve have shifted from a historically support-based role to an integral segment of combat efforts.
Alcohol-related consequences, such as hangovers and headaches after drinking, regrettable sexual situations, physical fights, conflict with family, drinking and driving, loss of memory, and being late for duty are all possible outcomes when people abuse alcohol.
Suicide is a leading cause of premature death among military service members/veterans (SM/Vs). The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (Joiner, 2007) proposes that higher thwarted belonging, perceived burdensomeness, and acquired capability confer increased risk for suicide.
It is important to examine the factors that are associated with Service members and Veterans' suicide; sexual dysfunction may be one of those factors.
This study examined the relationship between continuing bonds (CBs) among 50 bereaved youth (ages 11–17) and their bereaved adult caregivers, and predictors of CBs among youth. Results indicated there was not a significant relationship between caregiver CB and youth CB.
Youth often experience continuing bonds (i.e., ongoing relationship to the deceased) after a family member's death; however, little is known about factors that can predict youth continuing bonds.
Research has found that when compared with civilian students, military-connected students in the United States have more negative mental health outcomes, stemming from the stress of military life events (i.e., deployment).
Deployment of a family member can be a significant event in the life of an adolescent. This study examined the relationship between deployment and mental health in adolescents, and considered the protective factors that school climate might have with this population.
While it is well documented that families involved in Child Protective Services (CPS) are likely to experience housing insecurity, the mechanisms that may account for the association between housing insecurity and child maltreatment remain unclear.
Youth programs foster positive youth development among youth and supportive connections with families and communities.
Background: This study examined associations between incident post-deployment mental health (PDMH) conditions and health- and performance-related outcomes in the population of Air Force Medical Service personnel on active duty between 2003 and 2013 who had at least one deployment.
Grounded in research and theory on college student retention, this study assessed differences in the use of various university services and the influence of key personnel on retention-related outcomes of student service members or veterans (SSM/Vs) compared with civilian students.
Objective: This study examined how cyberbullying fits into a framework of adolescent aggression. It was hypothesized that a dimensional model that considered both form (overt or relational) and media (in-person or electronic) of aggression would best fit the data.
In recent decades, research on intimate partner violence (IPV) has yielded important information on prevalence rates, risk factors, and outcomes about female IPV victims; however, there remains a limited amount of research about male victims of IPV, especially male victims in the military.
A fact sheet that summarizes the research report by the same name.
Rumination, a perseverative cognitive process that involves repetitively and passively focus- ing on negative emotions, is a transdiagnostic risk factor for the development of psycho- pathology.
Rumination is the process of thinking repeatedly about negative emotions and is a risk factor for many mental health concerns. This study examined possible influences in the lives of youth who experience rumination and how they might end up experiencing depression, anxiety, and alcohol use.
A qualitative study of 61 youth receiving mandated services (child welfare, mental health, probation) or services where there were no alternatives (residential care for homeless youth) explored worker-client relationships from the perspective of young people themselves.
Relationships between at-risk youth and their mandated service professionals can be supportive, challenging, or both.