Military

Precipitating Circumstances of Suicide Among Active Duty U.S. Army Personnel Versus U.S. Civilians, 2005-2010

To better understand the differences among suicide events between Soldiers and civilians, it is important to evaluate precipitating factors. Both Soldiers and civilian decedents experienced stress related to mental health symptoms and intimate partner relationships near the time of their deaths.
2014
Logan, J. E.
Skopp, N. A.
Reger, M. A.
Gladden, M.
Smolenski, D. J.
Floyd, C. F.
Gahm, G. A.

Precipitating Circumstances of Suicide Among Active Duty U.S. Army Personnel Versus U.S. Civilians, 2005-2010

To help understand suicide among soldiers, we compared suicide events between active duty U.S. Army versus civilian decedents to identify differences and inform military prevention efforts. We linked 141 Army suicide records from 2005 to 2010 to National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) data.
2014
Logan, J. E.
Skopp, N. A.
Reger, M. A.
Gladden, M.
Smolenski, D. J.
Floyd, C. F.
Gahm, G. A.

Perspective of Family and Veterans on Family Programs to Support Reintegration of Returning Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Understanding the experiences of and preferences for mental health care services available to Veterans and family members upon post-deployment is critical for facilitating Veterans' reintegration into civilian life.
2015
Fischer, E. P.
Sherman, M. D.
McSweeney, J. C.
Pyne, J. M.
Owen, R. R.
Dixon, L. B.

Perspective of Family and Veterans on Family Programs to Support Reintegration of Returning Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Combat deployment and reintegration are challenging for service members and their families. Although family involvement in mental health care is increasing in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system, little is known about family members’ preferences for services.
2015
Fischer, E. P.
Sherman, M. D.
McSweeney, J. C.
Pyne, J. M.
Owen, R. R.
Dixon, L. B.

If You Build It, Will They Come? Patterns of Internet-Based and Face-to-Face Participation in a Parenting Program for Military Families

Background: Some evidence suggests parents are drawn to media-based interventions over face-to-face interventions, but little is known about the factors associated with parents’ use of Internet-based or Internet-enhanced programs, especially among military families.
2016
Doty, J. L.
Rudi, J. H.
Pinna, K. L.
Hanson, S. K.
Gewirtz, A. H.

Effect of Short-Term Separation on the Behavioral Health of Military Wives

Military spouses are separated from one another for a variety of reasons, including deployment and residential training. This study investigated the effect of short-term separations on military wives' well-being as well as the ways in which other factors are associated with well-being.
2016
Oblea Jr., P. N.
Badger, T. A.
Hopkins-Chadwick, D. L.