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Deployment can be a time of increased stress for Service members' families.

Military fathers endure repeated separations from their children. In this qualitative study we describe military fathers' range of involvement with their children, paying special attention to the implications of deployment separation and reintegration.

A description of military fathers' perspectives on involvement with their children is provided. Results around father involvement are presented using three overlapping major domains of functioning: cognitive, affective, and behavioral.

This study explored the experiences of parents of service members, military family members who are often overlooked even though they are likely a vital source of support for their military adult-children.

The supportive role of parents of Service members is very important but often overlooked. A group of parents were interviewed to examine their reflections on their adult children's deployment.

The prominence and incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) with male military veterans vary, but generally there is consensus that screening and intervention does help reduce IPV. Intervention is generally provided in the community via Batterer Intervention Programs.

An examination of a psycho-educationally based treatment approach for male Veteran intimate partner violence (IPV) offenders was conducted. Pre and post-test domestic violence and abuse screen behavioral outcomes as well as program failure, and recidivism were analyzed.

The current study has three aims: (1) to describe the frequency, gender differences, and agreement in couples’ reports of male-to-female and female-to-male intimate partner violence (IPV) reported by male veterans and their female partners who were seeking couples therapy; (2) to describe the pat

An examination of intimate partner violence and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 100 Veteran couples that included both partners' reports was conducted.

Objective: Empirically based couple therapy results in significant improvements in relationship satisfaction for the average couple; however, further research is needed to identify mediators that lead to change and to ensure that improvements in mediators predict subsequentÑnot just concurrentÑre