Family and Couples Treatment for Newly Returning Veterans.
Civilian psychologists are being called on to assist the thousands of service members returning from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
Civilian psychologists are being called on to assist the thousands of service members returning from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
The deployment of US military personnel to recent conflicts has been a significant stressor for their families; yet, we know relatively little about the long-term family effects of these deployments.
This article examines the unfolding of experiences in youth programs that differed in the degree of youth and adult influence over program activities.
The authors conducted a meta-analysis of the literature on associations between trauma survivors' PTSD symptoms and the (a) relationship quality and (b) psychological distress of intimate partners.
Military children don't exist in a vacuum; rather, they are embedded in and deeply influenced by their families, neighborhoods, schools, the military itself, and many other interacting systems.
This is a call for community psychologists to engage in research, consultation, and program development and evaluation in supporting military families and communities.
Military children face situations that are unique. Their parents may be deployed at any time, causing separations and reorganization of the family.
The article focuses on the issue of children of United States military personnel losing parents in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.