Abstract: Guided by the stress process perspective, this study examined if combat exposure was indirectly associated with marital satisfaction through work performance stress. …
Abstract: Veterans are significantly more likely to experience suicidality than the general population. A substantial amount of research has centered on risk factors of suicidality …
Abstract: The Blast Exposure Threshold Survey (BETS) is a recently developed and promising new self-report measure of lifetime blast exposure (LBE). However, there are no studies …
Abstract: Grim national statistics about the U.S. opioid crisis are increasingly well known to the American public. Far less well known is that U.S. servicemembers are at ground …
Abstract: Animal models suggest that experiencing high-stress levels induces changes in amygdalar circuitry and gene expression. In humans, combat exposure has been shown to alter …
Abstract: With the explosion of Veteran Treatment Courts throughout the United States in the past decade has come more research into the effects of combat on justice-involved …
Abstract: Background: Rising suicide rates in the U.S. veteran population are a growing concern. Combat exposure has been identified as a potential predictor of suicide risk, but …
Abstract: Objective: Investigating the role of combat exposure on behavioral outcomes has been limited due to ethical and logistical constraints. Method: Using a large data set …
Abstract: Introduction: Military service increases the risk of exposure to trauma, including military combat exposure (MCE) and military sexual trauma (MST). Both MCE and MST have …
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study examined the roles of rank and its interaction with armed service characteristics, including combat exposure, frequency of …
Abstract: Combat exposure (CE) and military sexual trauma (MST) are among the most common types of traumatic experiences faced by veterans and active duty servicemembers and, as …
Abstract: Veterans navigating the military-to-civilian transition appear at elevated risk for suicide. However, research on the transition-suicide association often fails to …