Complementary/integrative healthcare utilization in US Gulf-War era veterans: Descriptive analyses based on deployment history, combat exposure, and Gulf War Illness

Abstract: Complementary and integrative health (CIH) approaches have gained empirical support and are increasingly being utilized among veterans to treat a myriad of conditions. …

Predicting Depression Among Spouses of Ex-POWs: The Contribution of Exposure to Violence, Trauma, and Stress Through the Life Cycle

Abstract: The current longitudinal study focused on predicting depression among spouses of former Israeli war veterans (combat veterans or ex-prisoners of war [ex-POWs]). The …

The Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Warfare Exposure on Military Sexual Trauma Among Veterans

Abstract: Military sexual trauma (MST) is a pervasive problem; this study examined the relationship of the precursory traumas of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and warfare …

Predictors of posttraumatic stress symptom severity and meaning made in treatment‐seeking veterans

Abstract: Combat‐exposed veterans risk encountering events that disrupt beliefs. To facilitate reduced discrepancy between prior beliefs and current trauma appraisals, veterans …

Thank You for Hearing My Voice – Listening to Women Combat Veterans in the United States and Israeli Militaries

Abstract: The military service of combat soldiers may pose many threats to their well being and often take a toll on body and mind, influencing the physical and emotional make-up …

Life satisfaction of Korean Vietnam War Veterans in later life: A lifespan approach

Abstarct: The current study examined correlates of life satisfaction among Korean Vietnam War Veterans. The sample included 450 male Veterans from the Korean Vietnam War Veterans …

Impact of war on veteran life span: natural experiment involving combat versus non-combat exposed military personnel

Abstract: Introduction: There is still uncertainty around the impact of combat exposure on the life span of war veterans. Therefore we made use of a natural experiment to study the …

Measuring Aggregated and Specific Combat Exposures: Associations Between Combat Exposure Measures and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Alcohol-Related Problems

Abstract: The Millennium Cohort Study is funded through the Military Operational Medicine Research Program of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, …

Military Exposures Predict Mental Health Symptoms in Explosives Personnel but Not Always as Expected

Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the unique and combined associations of various military stress exposures with positive and negative mental health symptoms in …

Relationship among combat experience, Veteran pathology, and pathology of Veterans’ intimate partners: Factors predicting the pathology of Veterans and their intimate partners

Abstract: For nearly 20 years, military members and their families have been involved in some form of military operation in support of what is known as the Global War on …

Military Service, Combat Experience, and Civic Participation

Abstract: Military service is a highly social—and potentially socializing—experience. However, the long-term social effect of military service is a little-studied topic, and …

Impact of Killing in War: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Trial

Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this pilot study was to test the effectiveness of Impact of Killing (IOK), a novel, cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) aimed at reducing …