Researchers assessed possible gender differences between two prevailing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) models – the emotional numbing (e.g., re-experiencing, avoidance, emotional numbing and arousal) and dysphoria (e.g., re-experiencing, avoidance, dysphoria and arousal) models – in order t
New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers who were preparing for deployment to Iraq completed surveys to assess the effects of prior military service in OEF/OIF on their mental and physical health.
Active Duty Service members without traumatic brain injuries (TBI) were evaluated before and following deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan to evaluate the possibility of an association between deployment and measurable changes in cognitive functioning.
Veterans may be prone to being obese and overweight; however, the reason for this is unclear. This study examined the Veterans Affairs (VA) health record data of 248,089 Veterans who returned from war.
Service members and Veterans are at risk for complicated grief (i.e., having intense grief symptoms such as nonacceptance of the death and preoccupation about the deceased).
While smoking and drinking behaviors are well documented among Service members, little is known about smoking and drinking behaviors among military spouses.
Many Service members and Veterans experience complicated grief due to the loss of an important person. The goal of this study was to examine the prevalence, severity, and impact that complicated grief has on Veterans with combat-related PTSD.
The relationship between after-school program quality and positive youth development has been mostly studied among adolescents but not among younger children.
It is just as important to engage in preventative interventions to improve military couples' mental health during the pre-deployment period as it is during the deployment and reintegration periods.