Coast Guard

Targeting Relational Aggression in Veterans: The Strength at Home Friends and Family Intervention

Objective: We evaluated the effectiveness of Strength at Home Friends and Families (SAH-F), a dyadic group intervention to prevent relational aggression and its negative consequences, in a community-based sample of service members/veterans and significant others who reported relational difficulties.
2015
Hayes, M. A.
Gallagher, M. W.
Gilbert, K. S.
Creech, S. K.
DeCandia, C. J.
Beach, C. A.
Taft, C. T.

Perspective of Family and Veterans on Family Programs to Support Reintegration of Returning Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Understanding the experiences of and preferences for mental health care services available to Veterans and family members upon post-deployment is critical for facilitating Veterans' reintegration into civilian life.
2015
Fischer, E. P.
Sherman, M. D.
McSweeney, J. C.
Pyne, J. M.
Owen, R. R.
Dixon, L. B.

Perspective of Family and Veterans on Family Programs to Support Reintegration of Returning Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Combat deployment and reintegration are challenging for service members and their families. Although family involvement in mental health care is increasing in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system, little is known about family members’ preferences for services.
2015
Fischer, E. P.
Sherman, M. D.
McSweeney, J. C.
Pyne, J. M.
Owen, R. R.
Dixon, L. B.