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Adjustments among adolescents in military families when a parent is deployed

Abstract: This report summarizes the findings of a study supported by the Military Family Research Institute and the DOD Quality of Life Office that focused on the adaptations of …

A Cross-Sectional Survey of the Relationship between Partner Deployment and Stress in Pregnancy during Wartime

Abstract: Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if having a partner deployed during wartime increased the stress levels in pregnant women and altered their …

The Sexual Assault and Secondary Victimization of Female Veterans: Help-Seeking Experiences with Military and Civilian Social Systems

Abstract: A sample of predominantly low-income, African American female veterans and reservists seeking health care in a Veterans' Administration medical clinic was screened for a …

Working Around the Military: Challenges to Military Spouse Employment and Education

Abstract: Successful recruiting and retention of the active duty force depends in large part on the extent to which service members and their spouses are satisfied with the …

The Iowa Gambling Treatment Program: treatment outcomes for a follow-up sample

Abstract: The Iowa Gambling Treatment Program (IGTP) amassed participant data for gamblers and concerned others of gamblers over 4 years (1997-2001). Data collection opportunities …

Do medical house officers value the health of veterans differently from the health of non-veterans?

Abstract: Background: Little information is available regarding medical residents' perceptions of patients' health-related quality of life. Patients cared for by residents have …

A School for the Nation? How Military Service Does Not Build Nations, and How It Might

Abstract: This article considers how countries across the ideological spectrum have turned to the armed forces and universal military service in the quest for national integration …

Promoting the Adaptation of Military Families: An Empirical Test of a Community Practice Model

Abstract: This study used structural equation modeling to examine a strengths-based, community practice model to explore the relationship between formal and informal …

From Work-Family Balance to Work-Family Interaction

Abstract: Segal’s (1988) research in work-family conflict looks at the fate of an “employee” who is caught between the demands of two very greedy institutions: the military …

Screening for vulnerability to psychological disorders in the military: an historical survey

Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate attempts in the military to screen for vulnerability to psychological disorders from World War I to the present. Methods: An extensive literature …

Validity and Reliability Issues in Elite Interviewing

Abstract: Many of the early important empirical works on policymaking in Washington were built around elite interviews. We first learned about how Congress really operates from …

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, …