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Systematic review into the barriers to engagement with veteran mental health services as reported by veterans; and, An explorative study into the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on veterans’ wellbeing

Abstract: Veterans who engage with mental health services consistently report better wellbeing outcomes. Despite this not all veterans engage in mental health services due to …

Characteristics of non-benzodiazepine sedative hypnotic use among combat injured U.S. service members with insomnia

Abstract: Objectives: There are currently no military studies on non-benzodiazepine sedative hypnotic (n-BSH) use among combat injured active-duty service members. There were three …

A systematic review of interventions aimed at enhancing wellbeing, resilience or couple functioning in spouses of serving military personnel; evaluation of a web-based, resilience intervention for military spouses to support wellbeing

Abstract: Objective: Military spouses face unique challenges which can result in psychological distress and breakdowns in relationship satisfaction. Previous reviews have …

What do they know? Exploring adolescent perceptions and beliefs about military service

Abstract: Awareness of the range of military vocational opportunities can come from many places. Influences like family, friends and mentors play a large role in the perceptions …

Can cognitive performance predict posttraumatic stress disorder symptom change in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans: A longitudinal study

Abstract: Modern military conflicts including Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom have been associated with increased risk of adverse emotional and cognitive …

Student Veterans’ perceptions of an association between social support and academic success at a private Christian university

Abstract: The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological study was to examine student veterans’ descriptions and interpretation of the social support they received and its …

An exploration into the risk and protective factors to school adaptation as experienced by children living in army compared to non-army families

Abstract: Purpose: This study aims to explore the similarities and differences of perceived risk and protective factors to school adaptation as experienced by children living in …

Beyond being the best: educating for narrative repair in transition from British Army to 'Civvy Street'

Abstract: This thesis presents a military to civilian transition (MCT) autoethnography to highlight the unique nature of military life and work, and how this can complexify a move …

Facing Losses in Combat-Related Limb- Loss: A Classic Grounded Theory Study

Abstract: Background: Combat-related limb-loss has been brought to the attention of the public and the political agenda due to the increased survival rates of injured veterans …

Maintaining “the Family” During Deployment: Presence Work by Military Families

Abstract: Studies of military families show growing concern about how deployments affect them. Recent scholarship proposed that new communications technology will make it easier …

Military Stressors and the Well-Being of Adolescents in Canadian Armed Forces Families: The Roles of Relationships with Parents and Peers

Abstract: Adolescents in military families may be at increased risk for psychopathologies because they are simultaneously exposed to both normative developmental stressors and the …

Assessing the processes of family-to-work spillover: A comparison of National Guard at-home partners experiencing military deployment and a non-deploying group

Abstract: Scholars have characterized as “extreme” the intersection of work and family in military service (MacDermid Wadsworth & Southwell, 2011) and periods of deployment …