Abstract: Background: Evidence suggests that veterans with mental health issues have poorer treatment outcomes than civilian counterparts. Understanding the difficulties faced by …
Abstract: Alcohol misuse is associated with negative mental and physical health outcomes, which presents a public health concern in veterans. However, less is known regarding …
Abstract: Background: Although direct exposure to war-related trauma negatively impacts children's psychological well-being, little is known about this impact within the context …
Abstract: News articles play a role in reproducing or challenging stigma. Stigma, in turn, can be a barrier to men’s mental health help seeking. We used discursive analytic …
Abstarct: Theory and empirical data identify loneliness as a significant predictor in the development of depressive symptoms. At present, however, little research has explored …
Abstract: The authors developed and evaluated a peer-driven engagement intervention to reach older veterans, veteran spouses, and widowed veteran-spouses with an evidence-based …
Abstract: Research has revealed a significant association between severalperitraumatic emotional responses and posttraumatic stressdisorder (PTSD). Preliminary research has also …
Abstract: Volunteering as a health promotion intervention, improves physical health, mental health, and social outcomes particularly in older adults, yet limited research exists …
Abstract: Background and Objectives: Involvement in wartime combat often conveys a number of deleterious outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, …
Summary: SSAFA commissioned the research, on which thisreport is based, from Compass Partnership in order to understand better the specific needs of this cohort and identify …
Abstract: Pregnant women with a military-deployed spouse have increased risk of depression and self-reported stress. In nonmilitary populations, depression and stress during …
Abstract: Objective: Despite heightened rates of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among in Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, the majority of distressed veterans will …