Mothers going to war: The role of nurse practitioners in the care of military mothers and families during deployment

Abstract: Purpose: Many military women are being called to separate from their children to go to war. Most previous research has focused upon paternal, rather than, maternal, …

Contrasting beliefs about screening for mental disorders among UK military personnel returning from deployment to Afghanistan

Abstract: Objective: The objective of the study was to elicit beliefs and experiences of the value of a screening programme for mental illness among UK military personnel. Method: …

Outcome of a Randomized Study of a Mental Health Peer Education and Support Group in the VA

Abstract: Study objectives were to compare mental health outcomes of a peer-led recovery group, a clinician-led recovery group, and usual treatment and to examine the effect of …

The Impact of Low, Moderate, and High Military Family Mobility School District Transfer Rates on Graduating Senior High School Dependents' Achievement and School Engagement

Abstract: The results of this study suggest that there were no significant differences in the academic performance of military dependents’ with low (n = 20), moderate (n = 20), …

Deployment of Military Mothers during Wartime

Abstract: Purpose: The primary aim was to describe the perceptions of military mothers regarding separation from their children over the trajectory of the wartime deployment …

Military Veterans with mental health problems: a protocol for a systematic review to identify whether they have an additional risk of contact with criminal justice systems compared with other veterans groups

Abstract: There is concern that some veterans of armed forces, in particular those with mental health, drug or alcohol problems, experience difficulty returning to a civilian way …

Military Deployment, Masculinity and Trauma: Reviewing the Connections

Abstract: This article reviews the literature on deployment trauma and examines the limitations of conventional understandings of trauma as they relate to veterans' experiences. …

A Needs Assessment of Congregation and Clergy Roles in Serving Military Families

Abstract: In this study of 45 clergy in a military town, the role congregationshave, if any, in providing pastoral care to military congregants andtheir family members was …

The Transgender Veteran Experience: Policy Impacts on Treatment

Abstract: Service members and veterans who now no longer fear reprisal due to the repeal of the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy are in a position …

Eating Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress and Sexual Trauma in Women Veterans

Abstract: We examine lifetime eating disorders (EDOs) and associations with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sexual trauma during various stages of the life course …

A National Veterans Covenant: Community as the Catalyst and Resource

Abstract: A national veterans covenant would serve as the touchstone for creating a more effective and coordinated community system for delivering services to veterans and their …

Perceptions of Stigma and Barriers to Care among UK Military Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq

Abstract: Perceived stigma and organizational barriers to care (stigma/BTC) can influence the decision to seek help for military personnel when they are suffering from mental …