Objectives. We evaluated the Families OverComing Under Stress program, which provides resiliency training designed to enhance family psychological health in US military families affected by combat- and deployment-related stress. Methods.
Evidence-based programs are needed to help military families cope with the stress of deployment. Parent, child, and overall family well-being was compared before and after the Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS) program to examine its effect on resilience and psychological health.
Objective: To examine the perceived importance of needs and the extent to which they are met among a sample of family members in an inpatient polytrauma setting.
Caring for a Service member who has experienced polytrauma injuries is often taxing for family members. Family members of military polytrauma patients admitted to a polytrauma rehabilitation center were surveyed regarding their needs and satisfaction with treatment.
This study assessed risk-taking behavior in a unique adolescent population: family members of active and retired military personnel. Significantly fewer adolescents in our group engaged in at-risk behaviors compared with national statistics, demonstrating the need for further research.
It is often assumed that military youth face greater stressors than civilian youth, which may increase risk for problematic behavior; however, that may not necessarily be the case.
Using conservation of resources theory, this study examines the role of resources in the relationship between work-induced family separation and workersintentions to leave their employment and how these relationships vary across ethnic groups.
Family separations can cause strain in military families and may influence Service members' decision to re-enlist or leave the military.
Aim: The aim was to explore emotional distress and health risk behaviours of mothers of servicemen. The study was inspired by the first author's clinical practice in primary care among women who reported significant emotional distress surrounding impending deployment of their sons.
While ample research has examined the effects of deployment on Service members and their spouses and children, few studies have examined the experiences of Service members' parents.