Abstract: Objectives: We compared service use among homeless and nonhomeless veterans newly enrolled in a medical home model and identified patterns of use among homeless veterans …
Abstract: Background: The mental health of children is a primary public health concern; adolescents of military personnel may be at increased risk of experiencing poorer …
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 …
Abstract: The infrastructure in healthcare to advance nursing practice and Veteran care includes doctorally prepared nurses: the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and the Doctor of …
Abstract: Psychology and the U.S. military have a long history of collaboration. The U.S. Army Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) program aims to measure the psychosocial …
Abstract: For military children and their families, the economic news is mostly good. After a period of steady pay increases, James Hosek and Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth write, …
Abstract: Sampson and Laub’s age-graded theory of informal social control posits that social bonds created through marriage, military, and employment lead to a decrease of …
Abstract: Military personnel and families experience significant challenges and need skills that will prepare them for extended periods of separation and other military demands. …
Abstract: Family-centered preventive interventions have been proposed as relevant to mitigating psychological health risk and promoting resilience in military families facing …
Abstract: Objective: It is appropriate to acknowledge that despite treatment, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) continually debilitates many Vietnam veterans. Although …
Abstract: This commentary discusses key themes in four conceptually related papers in this special issue on military families. Individually, the papers highlight the importance of …
Abstract: This article considers if the UK's mental health service provisoin for Veterans is heading in the right directoin. It argues that as we look towards 2015 when the …