Employing Loving-Kindness Meditation to Promote Self- and Other-Compassion Among War Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Abstract: In this paper, we described how we have recently incorporated compassion training in the form of Loving Kindness Meditation into an existing psychotherapy for …

Domestic Abuse and Forgiveness among Military Spouses

Abstract: Living with veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with elevated distress in spouses. Moreover, military spouses are at an elevated …

Understanding the Needs of Veterans with PTSD

Abstract: This paper gives an overview of what we know about UK veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Pilot trial of post-admission cognitive therapy: Inpatient program for suicide prevention

Abstract: Suicide remains a significant public health problem for the United States military. Trauma-related diagnoses such as acute stress disorder (ASD) or posttraumatic stress …

PTSD's factor structure and measurement invariance across subgroups with differing count of trauma types

Abstract: To investigate the effect of the count of traumatizing event (TE) types on post-trauma mental health, several studies have compared posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

Caregiver experiences of public services following child trauma exposure: a qualitative study

Abstract: Background: Many children in low and middle income countries (LMIC) are exposed to trauma. Contact with public services are a potential influence on parent–child …

Treatment Experiences Among LGBT Veterans with Discrimination-based Trauma Exposure: A Pilot Study

Abstract: Past research suggests that rates of trauma exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are elevated among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans …

Problem-focused coping mediates the effect of subclinical trauma symptoms in returning service members on psychological distress in their civilian partners

Abstract: Much correlational research has reported on the relationship that exists between clinically verified trauma symptoms in returning soldiers and self-reports of distress …

Pilot Data on the Nature of Trauma Exposure in Military Couples

Abstract: Using a sample of 50 couples, this pilot study examined the associations between service member and spouse PTSD symptoms on both self and partner relationship quality …

Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories for PTSD: A Randomized Controlled trial of 74 male Veterans

Abstract: A randomized waitlist-controlled design (n = 74) examined the efficacy of Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories (RTM) among male veterans with current-month …

Global lessons: developing military trauma care and lessons for civilian practice

Abstract: The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have helped to shape the modern Defence Medical Services. Many lessons were learnt including the need for rapid haemorrhage control, …

The Applicability of Resilience Training to the Mitigation of Trauma-Related Mental Illness in Military Personnel

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Ongoing participation by the United States in military operations around the world places military personnel at an increased potential for exposure to trauma, …