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Deployment stressors, mental health outcomes, and protective factors among wives of reserve soldiers during the Israel‐Hamas war: A latent profile analysis approach

Abstract: Deployment to active conflict zones significantly affects military families, with spouses often experiencing heightened stress and mental health challenges. However, …

Examining mental health engagement among Veterans diagnosed with serious mental illness

Abstract: Engagement in psychosocial mental health services has been found to support and facilitate the process of recovery in individuals with serious mental illness. However, …

Gender differences in reported potentially morally injurious events among post-9/11 US combat Veterans, using two measures

Abstract: Objective: Military experiences that violate one’s sense of right and wrong (i.e., potentially morally injurious events [PMIEs]) may result in moral injury, …

Implementation of peer specialists in Veterans Health Administration primary care: Improving program fidelity through enhanced preimplementation support

Abstract: Peer specialists (PS) in the Veterans Health Administration are veteran employees with lived mental health experience supporting others in recovery. While PS worked in …

Mental health service use among Canadian Veterans and non-Veterans in Ontario: A population-based study exploring differences among males and females and by length of service

Abstract: Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have a higher prevalence of mental health (MH) conditions than members of the …

Military sexual trauma, childhood trauma, and combat trauma: Associations with longitudinal posttraumatic growth among US Veterans

Abstract: Objective: Military sexual trauma (MST), childhood trauma, and combat trauma are prevalent among U.S. military personnel. Cumulative trauma exposure may hinder …

Military to civilian life: Transition and reintegration experiences of Army wives

Abstract: Researchers have identified that military-to-civilian transition (MCT) and civilian reintegration is a difficult time for military spouses; as veterans receive …

Patterns of psychosocial functioning of treatment-seeking Veterans following military sexual trauma: The differential association of functioning and identity

Abstract: Veterans with a history of military sexual trauma (MST) often experience poorer social, psychological, and physical outcomes compared with civilians and veterans who have …

Psychometric network analysis in rehabilitation research: A methodological demonstration in depression symptoms of Veterans and service members at 1 and 2 years after traumatic brain injury

Abstract: Purpose/Objective: Psychometric network analysis (PNA) is an application of dynamic systems theory that can inform measurement of complex rehabilitation phenomena such as …

Rethinking stigma: Prejudicial beliefs impact psychiatric treatment in US soldiers

Abstract: Two thirds of military personnel diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) do not engage in treatment. We examined the degree that prejudicial beliefs about …

The coping experiences of Black women spouses of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD

Abstract: This study delved into the experiences of Black women married to veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their approaches to how they cope with …

The role of shame and trauma type on posttraumatic stress disorder and depression severity in a treatment-seeking Veteran population

Abstract: Objective: Research on how different types of trauma affect depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in veterans has yielded inconsistent results. …