Reserve Component

Female wives/partners of active-duty military personnel, reservists, and veterans (N = 235) who had experienced a combat deployment participated in a study on the contributions of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, dispositional optimism, and self-differentiation to romantic relations

Combat deployment is stressful for military spouses, so it is important to examine factors that can improve their relationship satisfaction.

Using data from national surveys of jail and prison inmates conducted in 2002 and 2004, the authors found that male veterans in the age group that entered military service in the early years of the All Volunteer Force (AVF) were at greater risk of incarceration than nonveterans of similar age and

The risk of incarceration for male Veterans compared with non-Veterans was examined through the use of national surveys of jail and prison inmates.

Background—The recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have exposed thousands of service members to intense stress, and as a result many have developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

A subset of data from current and former U.S. Military personnel participating in the Millennium Cohort Study was used to explore the role of military deployment history and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in coronary heart disease.

As more women serve in the U.S. military, the proportion of females among homeless veterans is increasing.