Military youth whose parent was deployed were recruited from one of several National Military Family Association (NMFA) camps. In this study, youth completed semi-structured interviews regarding uncertainty, loss, resilience, adjustment, and the ambiguity of having a parent deployed.
Objectives. We sought to investigate longitudinal trends and risk factors for mental health diagnoses among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Methods.
Administrative records of OEF/OIF Veterans who first accessed Veterans Affairs (VA) resources from 2002-2008 were used to investigate longitudinal trends and risk factors for mental health diagnoses among OEF/OIF Veterans.
To describe new onset and persistence of self-reported post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in a large population based military cohort, many of whom were deployed in support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Design: Prospective cohort analysis.
Baseline and three-year follow-up data from Service members from all branches of the military were used to describe new onset and persistence of self-reported posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a large, population-based military cohort.
This study addressed these limitations using a population-based, prospective cohort of U.S. military personnel deployed in support of the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Method: The sample consisted of U.S.
Within the larger Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), this longitudinal study sampled nearly 8,000 deployed Service members from all branches of the military.
One of the most pervasive effects of traumatic exposure is the challenge that people experience to their existential beliefs concerning the meaning and purpose of life. Particularly at risk is the strength of their religious faith and the comfort that they derive from it.
Veterans assessed for inpatient and outpatient posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) services at several Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals were included to examine a model of interrelationships among Veterans’ traumatic exposure, PTSD, guilt, social functioning, change in religious faith, and contin
The authors examine the interrelationships between work-related disability, veteran, and poverty statuses using data from the 1992–2004 panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation.