Active Component

Suicide, due to its increased occurrence in recent years, has been a chief
concern of the U.S. military. While there have been many published studies on
the topic, conspicuously absent are studies that have included reserve military

Suicide is a significant concern among military and civilian communities. This study examined the risk factors related to Guard Soldiers who performed their duties as full-time Service members while living among civilians.

Although the negative effects of deployment on the health of military spouses have been studied, research on sleep disruptions remains limited.

Readiness and Resilience in National Guard Soldier (RINGS-2) data were used to examine sleep complaint trajectories of at-home intimate partners of Guard members throughout the deployment cycle.

Exposure to stressors during military deployment puts veterans at risk for reduced post-military quality of life. Stress-related mental health problems may lead to decreased well-being within work and family domains, yet few studies have explored associations in the context of gender.

This study examined the relationship among three deployment stressors (warfare exposure, sexual harassment and assault, and family stress during deployment), three mental health categories (posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression, and alcohol misuse), and six areas of functionin