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With or Without You: Preliminary Evidence That Attachment Avoidance Predicts Nondeployed Spouses' Reactions to Relationship Challenges During Deployment

Although much is written about the impact of deployment on nondeployed spouses (NDSs) and couple relationships, few empirical studies address this directly. Using attachment theory as a guiding framework, this study followed 32 NDSs across a military deployment.

2014
Borelli, J. L.
Sbarra, D. A.
Snavely, J. E.
McMakin, D. L.
Coffey, J. K.
Ruiz, S. K.
Wang, B. A.
Chung, S. Y.

Veteran-Child Communication About Parental PTSD: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study

The majority of adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are parents. Parents with PTSD report lower levels of parenting satisfaction, poorer parent_ child relationships, and elevated incidence of child distress and behavioral problems in comparison with parents without PTSD.

2015
Sherman, M. D.
Larsen, J.
Straits-Troster, K.
Erbes, C.
Tassey, J.