Although personal electronic devices, such as mobile phones, computers, and tablets, increasingly are being leveraged as vehicles for health in the civilian world, almost nothing is known about personal technology use in the U.S. military.
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.
The risk for child maltreatment may be higher among families who experience high levels of stress. To better understand this risk in U.S. Air Force (USAF) families, the degree to which new or expectant mothers' level of needs predicted future child maltreatment were explored.
This study examined associations between caregiver sensitivity and responsiveness in child care experienced at age 4 and children's effortful control skills at age 5, among 154 preschoolers who attended community-based child care settings.
Objective: This study evaluates the longitudinal outcomes of Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS), a family-centered preventive intervention implemented to enhance resilience and to reduce psychological health risk in military families and children who have high levels of stress related to pa
The relationship between symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in male veterans from different service eras and their female partners’ desire for change in the relationship was examined.
An examination of a psycho-educationally based treatment approach for male Veteran intimate partner violence (IPV) offenders was conducted. Pre and post-test domestic violence and abuse screen behavioral outcomes as well as program failure, and recidivism were analyzed.
Mindfulness gained increased attention as it relates to aggressive behavior, including dating violence.
Although sexual behaviors have been extensively studied among youth in general, they have been relatively understudied among military-dependent youth (MDY).
A comparison of secondary posttraumatic growth among adult children of former prisoners of war (POWs') with adult children of comparable Veterans (controls'children) were examined.
This article addresses the benefits of modifying the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program by Kabat-Zinn for survivors of interpersonal trauma.
An in-depth analysis of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veteran’s experiences with suicidal ideation was conducted.
We sought to understand Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans’ experiences with suicidal ideation. Semi-structured interviews with 34 OEF/OIF veterans addressed circumstances leading up to disclosure of suicidal ideation during brief clinical assessments.
An exploration of informal and formal supports that National Guard Service members use was conducted.
Much of the research on military families has focused on active duty service members. Little is known about informal and formal supports that National Guard service members use.
Little is known about the experiences of military nurses’ reintegration following return from combat deployments. In this study, thirty-five U.S. military nurses shared their lived experiences returning from deployment.
The purpose of the current study was to describe reintegration experiences of U.S. military nurses returning from deployments in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. A qualitative study using a phenomenological method was conducted. The population comprised nurses who served in the U.S.
Context: Mindfulness-based programs have been primarily used to target anxiety or the prevention of relapse in recurrent depression; however, limited research has been conducted on the use of mindfulness programs for relief of current depressive symptoms.
The vast majority of evidence-based programs (EBPs) for parenting are manualized and, as evaluated in research settings, have been implemented with a high degree of fidelity.
Post-deployment can be a challenging time for Service members and their families. The relationships between family functioning and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use in Veterans were explored.
The prominence and incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) with male military veterans vary, but generally there is consensus that screening and intervention does help reduce IPV. Intervention is generally provided in the community via Batterer Intervention Programs.
Adolescents currently use electronic media an average of approximately eight hours each day, and some research suggests heavy media use may be linked to depression.
Young children of Active Duty military parents participated in a study assessing the impact of parental deployment and combat injury on children’s mental health, injuries, and maltreatment.
Objectives: To determine the longitudinal and cross-sectional associations between different types of electronic media use (mobile phones, TV, computers, video games, and music) and young adolescents’ depressive symptoms, and to explore the potential for household media rules to reduce young peop
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.
Objectives: Primary care (PC) patients typically do not receive adequate posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment. This study tested if a brief mindfulness training (BMT) offered in PC can decrease PTSD severity.
It is important to understand factors that may contribute to the perpetration of intimate partner violence. In order to analyze the connection between relationship satisfaction, number of deployments, and intimate partner violence, researchers surveyed 80 U.S. Sailors.
Post-deployment self-report data were used to examine the effects mindfulness has on general distress, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of recently deployed Army National Guard members.
Mindfulness has increasingly been shown to be a resilience-promoting factor against the negative effects of stress and anxiety.
Intimate partner abuse is a significant public health issue that is associated with a number of negative emotional responses (such as self-blame and shame), as well as mental health outcomes (such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and suicidality).