Reserve Component

Much of the research on military families has focused on active duty service members. Little is known about informal and formal supports that National Guard service members use.

An exploration of informal and formal supports that National Guard Service members use was conducted.

We sought to understand Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans’ experiences with suicidal ideation. Semi-structured interviews with 34 OEF/OIF veterans addressed circumstances leading up to disclosure of suicidal ideation during brief clinical assessments.

An in-depth analysis of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veteran’s experiences with suicidal ideation was conducted.

We examined associations between overall posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, symptom clusters of PTSD (reexperiencing, avoidance, dysphoria, and arousal), and relationship adjustment cross sectionally and longitudinally using self-report measures from a dyadic sample of U.S.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and severity may impact the relationship adjustment of Service members and their partners.