A self-administered pain severity scale for patellofemoral pain syndrome

Abstract: Objective: To develop a scale for estimating the severity of patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and to determine its reliability and validity. …

Mental Disorders Among U.S. Military Personnel in the 1990s: Association With High Levels of Health Care Utilization and Early Military Attrition

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological studies have shown that mental disorders are associated with reduced health-related quality of life, high levels of health care utilization, …

Officers, Gentlemen, "Man-Talk," and Group Sex in the "Old Navy," 1870-1873

Abstract: This review explores the socio-cultural context surrounding life in the US Navy. It considers histroical instaances of Navy life.

Post­-Combat Syndromes from the Boer War to the Gulf War: A Cluster Analysis of their Nature and Attribution

Abstract: Investigated whether post-combat syndromes have existed after modern wars and what relation they bear to each other. Medical and military records were reviewed for 1,856 …

Coping styles, quality of life, and sexual trauma in women veterans

Abstract: The purpose of the following study was to evaluate sexual trauma and the effects on women veteran’s quality of life ratings and current and past coping strategies. …

School Transitions among Adolescent Children of Military Personnel: A Strengths Perspective

Abstract: Adolescents faced with frequent school transitions may be vulnerable to a decline in academic achievement and poor participation in school activities. Because children …

Mortality among UK Gulf War veterans

Abstract: Background: Armed forces personnel who served in the Gulf War report more current ill-health than those who were not deployed. There has been concern expressed that they …

Physician-diagnosed medical disorders in relation to PTSD symptoms in older male military veterans

Abstract: The association between physician-diagnosed medical disorders and combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms was examined in 605 male combat veterans …

The impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on partners and children of Australian Vietnam veterans

Abstract: Objective: This study explored the emotional and physical health of a group of families of Australian Vietnam veterans suffering posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). …

Substance Abuse and Sexual Trauma in a Female Veteran Population

Abstract: An increasing number of researchers have explored connections between substance abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and sexual assault histories in civilian …

The British Army in the West Indies: Society and the Military in the Revolutionary Age

Abstract: This social and political history depicts a military community being shaped and defined in an era of revolutionary change: the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars …