• Author: Patricia Lester
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Multiple informant cluster analysis findings: Which military-connected preschool aged children are doing well and why?

Abstract: Informed by models of resilience in military families, we explored factors theorized to be associated with social-emotional resilience and risk among young …

Long-term consequences of mothers' and fathers' wartime deployments: Protocol for a two-wave panel study

Abstract: Multiple adjustment difficulties have been associated with children's exposure to recent parental wartime military deployments, but long-term consequences have not yet …

Integrating Mobile Technology and Social Support with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anger in Veterans with PTSD: A Pilot Study

Abstract: We conducted a pilot study incorporating mobile technology and social support into cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anger in veterans with posttraumatic stress …

Family-Centered Preventive Intervention for Military Families: Implications for Implementation Science

Abstract: In this paper, we report on the development and dissemination of a preventive intervention, Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS), an eight-session family-centered …

Evaluation of a Family-Centered Prevention Intervention for Military Children and Families Facing Wartime Deployments

More than 1.7 million children in the United States have a parent serving in the military. Since September 11, 2001, approximately 900,000 children have had a parent who deployed …

The Impact of Deployment on Parental, Family and Child Adjustment in Military Families

Abstract: Since 9/11, military service in the United States has been characterized by wartime deployments and reintegration challenges that contribute to a context of stress for …

Dissemination of family-centered prevention for military and veteran families: adaptations and adoption within community and military systems of care

Abstract: In response to the needs of military families confronting the challenges of prolonged war, we developed Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS), a multi-session …

Psychological health of military children: Longitudinal evaluation of a family-centered prevention program to enhance family resilience

Abstract: Family-centered preventive interventions have been proposed as relevant to mitigating psychological health risk and promoting resilience in military families facing …