Abstract: Background: Previous research reports that 48% of veterans regularly experience and express concern over pain. Outpatient service use is higher for veterans with pain …
Abstract: A mericans read the big, bold newspaper headlines: “U.S. to Send New Soldiers to Afghanistan,” “Duty Calls,” and “Local Guard Soldiers Headed to Iraq.” When …
Abstract: Objective: This study examines the extent to which discharges from Initial Entry Training can be adequately characterized by the current policy of a single descriptive …
Abstract: Adopting M. Segal’s framework, we focused on examining four military lifestyle demands—(1) risk of service member injury or death, (2) frequent relocations, (3) …
Abstract: To determine whether having a partner deployed during wartime increased the stress levels in pregnant women and altered the attitudes toward pregnancy or changed birth …
Abstract: Armed conflict, torture, murder, sexual assault, sexual enslavement, human trafficking and HIV/AIDS—United Nations peacekeepers are sent into conflict-torn countries to …
Abstract: Although researchers in civilian society have devoted a great deal of attention to often competing demands of work and family roles, research has only recently started …
Abstract: Entry into the military is a major turning point in the lives of many young adults; however, little is known about the financial well-being of military families compared …
Abstract: Deployment separation is not only potentially stressful for army families but this stress can also impact back upon the soldier parent who's deployed. This paper …
Abstract: This study provides descriptive information and preliminary first-year outcome data on the only overseas military gambling treatment option currently available. …
Abstract: Frequent relocations have historically been viewed negatively and are perceived to lead to aberrant behavior. Military adolescents are a highly mobile population with a …
Abstract: Despite growing recognition of substantial interpersonal impairment among many war-zone veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), little is known about the …