Objectives: The objectives of this study were to identify the prevalence of past-year intimate partner violence (IPV) among women Veterans utilizing Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care, and to document associated demographic, military, and primary care characteristics.
Identification of the prevalence of past-year intimate partner violence (IPV) among women Veterans, utilizing Veterans Health Administration primary care, and associations with demographic, military, and primary care characteristics was conducted.
Deployment can be a significant source of stress for military families. Understanding how families prepare in the face of such stress, and which families are more versus less likely to prepare, is a priority of the Department of Defense.
The relationship between individual- and family-level characteristics and engagement in predeployment preparation activities was examined. Military families indicated higher engagement in financial and legal deployment preparation, particularly among Active Duty personnel.
This study examined whether laboratory exposure to traumatic reminders potentiated the relationship between veterans’ posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and intimate partner aggression (IPA) articulations elicited during an anger-induction task.
Rates of and associations with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and psychosocial factors among multiple branches of Active Duty Service members were examined in this study. Also, there was an examination of gender differences of the rates of PTSD.
This study examined whether laboratory exposure to traumatic reminders potentiated the relationship between veterans’ posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and intimate partner aggression (IPA) articulations elicited during an anger-induction task.
Exploration of the relationship between Veteran posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and intimate partner aggression was conducted.
Although personal electronic devices, such as mobile phones, computers, and tablets, increasingly are being leveraged as vehicles for health in the civilian world, almost nothing is known about personal technology use in the U.S. military.
Personal technology use is common. The researchers examined the technology habits of the military community through an online survey, and compared the results with a survey conducted two years ago. Findings revealed similar technology use habits in the military and civilian communities.