In this article, researchers review the empirical literature on the epidemiology and screening of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military and Veteran populations, including an overview of screening instruments for identifying PTSD in military and Veteran populations.
In this study, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness training for children aged 8–12 and parents (who received a mindful parenting training) in Amsterdam, Netherlands with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Army Reservists and their family members were interviewed seven times over the first year of the Reservists’ return from Iraq.
This study examined the unique and common predictors of child abuse potential for both mothers and fathers in a sample of active-duty Army Service members and their spouses who were referred to the New Parent Support Program.
The focus of this research was to validate a mindfulness measure among adolescents: the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale-Adolescent (MAAS-A). Study 1 tested the reliability and validity of the MAAS-A in a normative sample of adolescents from eight Midwestern public schools.
Using cross-sectional data collected in 1999 from a large sample of Veterans visiting VA Medical Centers (VAMCs), the authors investigated the prevalence of Panic Disorder (PD), and its association with both well-being (e.g., physical and mental health) and health care utilization (e.g., visits,
In this study, researchers examined the patterns of spouse abuse and child abuse perpetrated within a five year period (2000–2004) in a sample of 10,864 Active Duty Army Soldiers who had substantiated cases of family violence offenses.
This study provides a descriptive analysis of college students from military and civilian families (employed by the U.S. Department of Defense) residing overseas regarding their observations of their parents engaging in parental spousal violence.
This study of Israeli war veterans (primarily fathers) examined the role of combat-induced stress reaction (CSR), an acute stress reaction that occurs on the battlefield or immediately after trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), on parenting behaviors and concern for adult childr
This research assessed the mental health and well-being (i.e., depression, self-esteem and suicide ideation) for Canadian Military Forces (CF) and civilian adolescents living in a community affected by frequent deployment, by comparing these youth to a national sample of adolescents.