A Mixed-Method Approach to Understanding the Experiences of Non-Deployed Military Caregivers
Understanding the experiences of non-deployed military spouses is important to improve services to military families.
2012
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Prevalence of Mental Disorder in Military Children and Adolescents: Finding from a Two-stage Community Survey
Researchers examined the levels of psychopathology (mental health disorders) in a sample of military children and adolescents living on a military post. Military children and their parents participated in the study (N = 294 families).
1995
Web-based Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Education for Military Family Members
An educational website about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was created for military family members in order to increase PTSD-related knowledge and promote actions to help Service members with their symptoms.
2012
Homeless Female Veterans in a National Supported Housing Program: Comparison of Individual Characteristics and Outcomes with Male Veterans
This study examined housing outcomes among male and female Veterans in the Housing and Urban Development- Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program with administrative data.
2014
Anger, Dissociation, and PTSD among Male Veterans Entering into PTSD Treatment
The relationships among PTSD, dissociation, and anger were evaluated in a sample of 214 treatment-seeking Veterans (Vietnam era and OEF/OIF). Participants were evaluated at entry to a PTSD clinic in which they completed questionnaires and interviews.
2012
Family Cohesion and Posttraumatic Intrusion and Avoidance Among War Veterans: A 20-Year Longitudinal Study
The 20 year longitudinal relationships between post traumatic symptoms and family cohesion were assessed in a group of Israeli Veterans from the 1982 Lebanon War.
2013
Veteran Status, Extramarital Sex, and Divorce: Findings from the 1992 National Health and Social Life Survey
Although there is a perception that extramarital sex (infidelity) is more common among military and Veteran populations, there is little empirical research to support this claim.
2013
Psychosocial and Life Stress Characteristics of Navy Families: Family Environment Scale and Life Experiences Scale Findings
785 Navy Sailors and their wives completed surveys including the family environment scale and life experience scale to examine the impact of command assignment and place in the deployment cycle on life stress and family environment.
1990
“To Be So Connected, Yet Not At All”: Relational Presence, Absence, and Maintenance in the Context of A Wartime Deployment
This article explored the relationship maintenance strategies used by 50 Army wives during a wartime deployment. The data suggest that they use a variety of strategies, and the use of these strategies is impacted by the context of the deployment.
2013
The Contribution of Personal and Exposure Characteristics to the Adjustment of Adolescents Following War
This study examined the contributions of gender, prior trauma exposure, and traumatic event characteristics (proximity, level of exposure) to PTSD symptoms, distress, and life satisfaction in a large sample (n=2314) of northern Israeli 7th and 8th graders exposed to missile attacks in the 2006 Leban
2013