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Effectiveness of emotionally focused couple therapy in a multidisciplinary Veterans Health Care setting

Abstract: Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) is an empirically validated treatment for relationship distress with well-established efficacy. However, there is an increased …

Effects of the after deployment adaptive parenting tools intervention on social functioning in Veterans and their partners: A pilot study

Abstract: Deployment-related PTSD can negatively impact social functioning in veteran families. Individualized PTSD-focused therapy does not consistently lead to improved social …

Discrepancies in perceptions of PTSD symptoms among Veteran couples: links to poorer relationship and individual functioning

Abstract: Veteran and intimate partner perceptions of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may differ, and little is known about how agreement or disagreement on symptom severity …

Mental Health Profiles of Depressive Symptoms and Personal Well-Being among Active-Duty Military Families

Abstract: Although some research has examined the mental health of individual family members in military families, additional research is needed that considers mental health among …

Emotion socialization profiles in military parents: associations with post‐traumatic stress disorder

Abstract: Military families face many difficulties, including a parent deploying to a warzone and the subsequent risk of returning with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder …

Replication and extension of the military family stress model: The after deployment adaptive parenting tools ADAPT4U study

Abstract: The military family stress (MFS) model conceptualizes that wartime deployments and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are associated with couple, parenting, …

Positive and negative family communication and mental distress: Married service members during a non-combat deployment

Abstract: This study examines whether married service member perceptions of positive or negative communication moderate the relationship between how frequently they communicate …

An exploration of potential pressures to engage in parenting accommodation of PTSD symptoms for military couples

Abstract: In the context of service member posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, intimate partners may experience pressure to take over parenting roles and run …

Subjective emotion trajectories in couple therapy and associations with improvement in relationship satisfaction

Abstract: Existing couple therapies are generally effective for reducing romantic relationship distress and divorce, but therapy outcomes remain poor for many. Outcomes can be …

The role of Veterans' PTSD symptoms in Veteran couples' insomnia

Abstract: Insomnia contributes to individual mental and physical health and relationship well-being. Veterans' PTSD symptoms are associated with their own insomnia. However, …

Military-related stress, self-efficacy, and anxiety: Investigating the role of marital quality in military couples

Abstract:This study utilizes a stress process framework in conjunction with a crossover perspective to conceptualize how stress, specifically military-related stress, manifests …

Mental Health Outcomes Associated with Risk and Resilience among Military-Connected Youth

Abstract:Ā The present study aimed to describe patterns of risk and protective factors affecting U.S. Army families and their association with mental health diagnoses among …