Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at elevated risk for perpetrating intimate partner violence (IPV). Little research exists on the link between PTSD and physical IPV in Operational Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) veterans.
One hundred and ten partnered Veterans were recruited via letters to participate in a study examining if emotional intimacy and marital satisfaction mediated links with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or intimate partner violence (IPV).
Objective: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often undermines community re-integration, impairs functioning and produces other symptoms.
Traumatic brain injury can result in long-term physical, emotional, and interpersonal difficulties and has become a topic of increasing concern for Service members.
Few studies have examined whether parenting prevention programs might mitigate risk for suicidality in parents, yet parent suicidality is a strong risk factor for offspring suicidality.
A randomized controlled trial of the after deployment, adaptive parenting tools (ADAPT) program for deployed National Guard and Reserve (NG/R) families with a school-aged child was conducted.
Objectives: This study describes active duty military (ADM) women’s beliefs and preferences concerning domestic violence (DV) policy in the military. Methods: Telephone interviews were completed with 474 ADM women from all services,119 of whom had experienced DV during their military service.
Reporting of domestic violence (DV) in the military can be complicated by the lack of confidentiality. Beliefs about routine screening and mandatory reporting of DV by healthcare professionals were described and compared between abused and non-abused female Active Duty Service members.
Women whose partners have been deployed on military missions during wartime typically experience increased stress as they adjust to maintaining work, family, and household roles. The purpose of this study was to explore leisure in the lives of women during their partners’ deployment.
Canadian women with a partner who was deployed at least six months completed semi-structured interviews about their experiences with stress and leisure activities during their partners' deployment.