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Purpose: Considerable evidence documents the linkages between higher levels of parental knowledge about youth activities and positive youth outcomes.

Parent responses to children's emotional expressions play a large role in the way that children learn to regulate and cope with emotions. Families in the current study reported on child emotion regulation and depressive symptoms and parent responses to child expression of anger and sadness.

Parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) may face additional stressors and challenges in supporting the needs of their children, thus impacting quality of life.

Objectives. We described the risk for maltreatment among toddlers of US Army soldiers over different deployment cycles to develop a systematic response within the US Army to provide families appropriate supports. Methods.

Many adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are parents who must navigate relationships with their children in the face of this diagnosis.

205 Australian Veterans participated in a study to explore how they use music in their everyday lives, and how music might be helpful in managing their mental health. Veterans reported frequently listening to music for both emotional and cognitive reasons.

Mood disorders affect large numbers of individuals and their families, the ripple effects on relationship functioning can be great. Researchers have advocated for a relational perspective to mood disorder treatment, and several promising treatments have been developed.

Objective: Children are at risk for adverse outcomes during parental military deployments. We aim to determine the impact of parental deployment and combat injury on young children’s postdeployment mental health, injuries, and maltreatment.

This study follows 161 heterosexual couples in 13-week couples' therapy program.

Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) often leads to post-concussional disorders and posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) among military Service members. The study examined whether resilience may serve as a protective factor.

Parental knowledge of youth's behaviors is an important aspect of childrearing. To better understand the impact of consistent parental knowledge, researchers examined parents' reports of day-to-day knowledge of youth's activities and behaviors.

Background: Adolescent substance use represents a significant public health concern. Growing research has linked peer victimization with substance use among youth, however, less attention has been devoted to the role of cyber victimization specifically, while controlling for peer aggression.

Seventy-six partnered Air Force Service members were evaluated to determine correlates of family reintegration challenges. Service members reported on relationship functioning, communication, mental health, and reintegration challenges.

Deployment can be a time of increased stress for Service members' families.

10 male Canadian military personnel with PTSD participated in a study investigating the efficacy of nabilone capsules (a synthetic cannabinoid) in treating PTSD-associated nightmares.

Negative childhood experiences may be related to long-term, negative consequences in adulthood. Results from this study found that there are specific types of families who may be vulnerable to experiencing negative consequences as a result of adverse childhood experiences.

An examination of secondary traumatization symptoms and parental bonding among adult children of former prisoners of war (ex-POWs' children) that were compared to adult children of comparable Veterans (controls' children).

The long-term toll of war captivity on secondary traumatization (ST) on adult children has recently been exemplified. Several studies have also revealed that indirect exposure to trauma might be accompanied by positive psychological changes.

Primary objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between resilience and symptom reporting following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). It was hypothesized that, as resilience increases, self-reported symptoms would decrease. Research design: Cross-sectional design.