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Posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) may impact marital relationships. This study examined the possible role of coping styles in the association between PTSS and relationship quality.

Pre- and post-treatment data were utilized to examine parenting outcomes (i.e., parenting behaviors, parenting satisfaction, and psychological flexibility) of veterans who participated in an acceptance and commitment therapy group.

Military youth have unique challenges, particularly when a parent is deployed. Camp participation has been linked to multiple positive outcomes, thus camps have become popular as a setting for addressing these youth’s unique needs.

This qualitative study explored how 24 youths’ behaviors during deployment were influenced by their perceptions of their non-deployed parents. Interviews were conducted with youths of previously deployed National Guard parents.

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) New Parent Support Program (NPSP) is a voluntary family maltreatment prevention program for expectant parents and parents of young children. NPSP mothers are classified as “low needs” (LN) or “high needs” (HN) based on their Family

Background: More Reserve and Guard members have been activated in the past few years than in any other time in history. In addition to the high rates of psychological and behavioral challenges among military personnel, there are other equally important post-deployment reintegration challenges.

Research indicates that veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) face high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and that PTSD symptoms are associated with poorer family functioning.

Background: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is associated with reduced depressive symptoms, quality of life improvements, behavioral activation, and increased acceptance among veterans.

Research has shown that U.S. military veterans are at risk relative to the general adult population for excessive alcohol consumption, and veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (Operation Enduring Freedom [OEF], Operation Iraqi Freedom [OIF], and Operation New Dawn [OND]) particularly so.

Research indicates that concerns about disruption of family relationships during military service may be associated with greater posttraumatic stress symptomatology.

Experiences of 298 children with their caregivers in after-school programs (ASPs) were examined as predictors of social_emotional functioning across the first through fifth grade.

Veteran and active duty populations evidence higher rates of intimate partner aggression (IPA) than comparable civilian groups, perhaps due in part to their unique service-related experiences.

The efficacy of personalized drinking feedback intervention among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans were examined on peak blood alcohol concentration, alcoholic drinks per week, and alcohol-related problems.

We studied 13 U.S. male military veterans and their female partners who consented to participate in an uncontrolled trial of couple treatment for alcohol use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (CTAP).

Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the current perceptions of breast-feeding support for active duty women serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

This study sought to explore adolescents' perspectives of how private information within their family was managed during their parents' military deployment.