Members of Troops to Teachers (N = 102 male veterans) were surveyed regarding their career transition experiences and life satisfaction. Primary themes related to career transition included preparation for transition, investment vs. sacrifice, and rewards of new career.
One hundred twenty male Veterans who participated in the Troops to Teachers program were surveyed using qualitative methods to examine their career transitions to the teaching profession and life satisfaction.
We studied 1,292 Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans who participated in a clinical trial of expressive writing to estimate the prevalence of perceived reintegration difficulty and compare Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare users to nonusers in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics.
Veterans from OEF/OIF/OND participated in a clinical trial of expressive writing; Veterans Affairs (VA) users were compared to nonusers in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics.
This study retrospectively reviewed records from current members of the U.S. military who had completed the PTSD Checklist (PCL) at 0 and 3-months after returning from deployments. Insomnia was the most commonly reported symptom of PTSD on the PCL and had the highest average severity scores.
Service members who had recently returned from deployment were screened at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego over a two year period. This study focused on rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms upon initial return and 3 months later.
Although earlier studies have demonstrated promising effects of relationship education for military couples, these studies have lacked random assignment.
Pre-test and post-test survey data from two different installations were used to examine the long-term effectiveness of the Prevention and Relationship Education (PREP) program on Army couples relationship quality (i.e., marital satisfaction, communication skills, confidence, positive bonding, fo