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Posttraumatic stress disorder and health-related quality of life among a sample of treatment- and pension-seeking deployed Canadian forces peacekeeping Veterans

Abstract: Objectives: To examine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in deployed Canadian Forces peacekeeping veterans, addressing associations with posttraumatic stress …

The British armed services and the participation of minority ethnic communities: from equal opportunities to diversity?

Abstract: This paper examines the commitments enshrined in the Strategic Defence Review White Paper to make the armed forces more genuinely representative of the British …

The experiences of place: Veterans with dementia making meaning of their environments

Little research has examined how older veterans view the long-term care facility as place and how they make meaning of their experiences within specific places. This study examined …

Deployment Experiences of Guard and Reserve Families

Abstract: Use of the Guard and Reserve has steadily increased since the first Gulf War in the early 1990s, and this trend is likely to continue as the Global War on Terror …

Easing Transitions of Military Dependents into Hawaii Public Schools: An Invitational Education Link

Abstract: Over 15,000 military dependent students attend Hawaii public schools, about 8% of the total student population. The transition to Hawaii schools has been identified by …

The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: A Military Family Perspective

Abstract: Military families have experienced the emotional trauma of deployment on an unprecedented scale since the end of the Gulf War. Humanitarian missions and peace …

Helping Children Cope When a Loved One Is on Military Deployment

Abstract: A mericans read the big, bold newspaper headlines: “U.S. to Send New Soldiers to Afghanistan,” “Duty Calls,” and “Local Guard Soldiers Headed to Iraq.” When …

Moving Experiences: responses to relocation among British military wives

Abstract: This book chapter discusses the 'double whammy' of losses that 'military wives' often sustain when they accompany servicemen to overseas postings. It argues that, among …

A Review of Initial Entry Training Discharges at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, for Accuracy of Discharge Classification Type: Fiscal Year 2003

Abstract: Objective: This study examines the extent to which discharges from Initial Entry Training can be adequately characterized by the current policy of a single descriptive …

Work-Family Conflict among Military Personnel

Abstract: Although researchers in civilian society have devoted a great deal of attention to often competing demands of work and family roles, research has only recently started …

Chiropractic services in the Canadian Armed Forces: a pilot project

Abstract: This article reports on satisfaction associated with the introduction of chiropractic services within a military hospital, through a Canadian Armed Forces Pilot Project. …