Service members face high demands that can be a burden on military families with young children. This study examined how Service members prepare their young children for the deployment period and discovered common themes across multiple branches of their approaches to preparation.
Mood disorders affect large numbers of individuals and their families, the ripple effects on relationship functioning can be great. Researchers have advocated for a relational perspective to mood disorder treatment, and several promising treatments have been developed.
The presence of a mood disorder can negatively impact family relationships. This study investigated a psychoeducational intervention for Veterans diagnosed with a mood disorder and their families.
Background and Purpose: Military and veteran suicide rates exceed those found in the general population. Veterans often reject patient identities, creating barriers to care for mental health within the clinical sector and a mandate for prevention programs.
Veterans often experience a lot of physical and mental health problems. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer-led resilience program offered to Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan"Just Roll With It Bootcamp"ù.
The protracted conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan and an all-volunteer military has resulted in multiple war zone deployments for many service members.
Twenty-three couples, in which one partner was a Veteran, were selected from a larger qualitative sample to better understand the impact of war zone deployment on intimate relationships.
For this study, 13 military wives were interviewed about how they decided what to share and what not to share with their deployed husbands.
Individuals who experience the deployment of a spouse often encounter certain difficulties and develop coping strategies to deal with those difficulties.
Although military service, and particularly absence due to deployment, has been linked to risk for depression and anxiety among some spouses and children of active duty service members, there is limited research to explain the heterogeneity in family members’ reactions to military service stresso