Secondary Traumatic Stress in Military Primary and Mental Health Care Providers
The purpose of this study was to explore rates of secondary traumatic stress (STS) in a sample of 70 military primary and mental health care providers.
The purpose of this study was to explore rates of secondary traumatic stress (STS) in a sample of 70 military primary and mental health care providers.
BACKGROUND Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) continue to account for a third of service member fatalities each year.
Taking our nation to war has exposed a generation of military families and children to combat and its consequences.
INTRODUCTION Individuals with multiple versus single suicide attempts present a more severe clinical picture and may be at greater risk for suicide.
Among the 1.4 million active duty United States military service members, 6% receive outpatient treatment for a mental disorder each year.
The U.S. Army consists of two distinct functional components: soldiers serving in combat roles, on the one hand, and those who serve in support positions, on the other.
To date, more than 1.3 million service members have served in the Global War on Terrorism.
The current study examined rates of alcohol misuse among National Guard (NG) service members and their spouses/partners, concordance of drinking behaviors among couples, and the effects of alcohol misuse, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on three measures of family functioning
Military servicemembers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI)