A comprehensive searchable repository providing access to international evidence and reports about the Armed Forces community. Updated each month using robust methodology, the repository can be used confidently by all to identify and access relevant evidence. A user-friendly search tool is available to support your research needs and includes the ability to specify key words, themes, author, year of publication, country of origin, methods used, and whether items have been peer reviewed.
Abstract: Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have generated a sharp increase in the number of amputees who will leave the Armed Forces up to 2020. In addition, commitments made by …
Abstract: In June 2009 the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence announced to Parliament that a Feasibility Study was to be undertaken into the possibility of …
Abstract: This policy brief explores the subject of violence in families impacted by military service, including recognising the relationship between mental wounds and violent …
Abstract: Traditionally alcohol has been used by the military to cope with the intense stress of battle but also as a way of mediating the transition from the heightened experience …
Abstract: Background: Family caregivers of individuals with stigmatized conditions can experience stigma-by-association and discrimination. Moderate-to-severe traumatic brain …
Abstract: This letter to the editor considers how the co-occurrence of conditions involving memory loss (dementia) and intrusive expression of trauma memories (PTSD) underscores …
Abstract: The high prevalence of overweight and obesity in military recruits and in the US population as a whole necessitates understanding the health effects of body composition …
Abstract: This qualitative research assignment aimed to provide a thorough and robust evidence base forplanning by gaining a detailed understanding of the welfare needs of six …
Abstract: Objective: To compare physical and mental health outcomes of Canadian military personnel with probable mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) to outcomes of those without and …
Abstract: Purpose: To assess the long-term association of military combat stress with coronary heart disease (CHD) and ischemic stroke (IS). Methods: The association between …
Abstract: This study investigated neck loads and neck postures experienced by Canadian Forces (CF) helicopter pilots during routine simulator day and night flights. During the …