Existing evidence suggests that military veterans with mental health disorders have poorer family functioning, although little research has focused on this topic.
Recent research suggests that psychiatric distress and combat trauma may result in poorer family functioning for Service members.
The present study described the types and amount of problems and services sought among returned deployed Army National Guard soldiers (4568 soldiers in 50 units). The study responds to gaps in the research literature to better understand community intervention needs of reservists.
National Guard and Reserve Service members have a significantly different experience than Active Duty Service members regarding the deployment and post-deployment process. In this study, the problems Guard and Reserve Soldiers faced upon return from deployment were examined.
Although 85% of military service members are discharged honorably, veterans who engage in misconduct during military service may receive other types of administrative or punitive discharges.
Veterans' well-being may be influenced by whether they received an honorable discharge. For this study, Veterans completed questionnaires about their mental health and substance use to examine the associations between discharge status and Veterans' well-being.
Combat exposure's influence on intimate partner violence (IPV) in reserve soldiers is not well understood. This work examines combat exposure's influence on IPV in U.S. Army Reserve/National Guard soldiers and partners. Data are from Operation: SAFETY, a longitudinal study of U.S.