Exploring optimum cut-off scores to screen for probable posttraumatic stress disorder within a sample of UK treatment-seeking veterans

Abstract: Background: Previous research exploring the psychometric properties of the scores of measures of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggests there is variation in …

Parenting Behaviors and PTSD Symptoms Predict Child Psychosocial Problems and Parenting Satisfaction in a Sample of U.S. Veterans and Service Members

Abstract: With the relatively recent emphasis on providing family-centered care at the Veterans HealthAdministration (VHA), there is growing interest in understanding how mental …

Sexual Assault in the U.S. Military: Trends and Responses

Abstract: Sexual assault is without doubt one of the most pressing issues confronting the U.S military today. The Department of Defense (DoD) acknowledges that sexual assault is a …

Military Operations and the Mind: War Ethics and Soldiers' Well-being

Abstract: Offering a Canadian perspective on the emotional health of servicemen and women, Military Operations and the Mind brings together researchers and practitioners from …

Beyond the Line: Military and Veteran Health Research

Abstract: Caring for veterans returning from service is just as important as preparing troops for deployment. Beyond the Line is a collection of current research presented by the …

Fast facts on Veterans' transition experiences

Abstract: The Life After Service Studies (LASS) program of research helps to further the understanding of the transition from military to civilian life, and ultimately improve the …

Being by myself and believing in us: the experience of pregnancy and childbirth during an intimate partner's military deployment

Abstract: Introduction: Pregnancy and childbirth are life-altering events. For military families, pregnancy and childbirth can occur in tandem with the family's experience of a …

Making Military Families in Canada a Research Priority

Abstract: Since the 1990s, the nature, frequency, and intensity of military operations have shifted, and these shifts have, in turn, had an impact on the families of Canada’s …

Concussion is confusing us all

This review focuses on mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and discusses the terms used to describe this and related injuries. MTBI, in military settings, is most commonly referred …

Blast-Related Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract: A bomb blast may cause the full severity range of traumatic brain injury (TBI), from mild concussion to severe, penetrating injury. The pathophysiology of blast-related …

Systematic Review of Prognosis After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military: Results of the International Collaboration on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Prognosis

Abstract: Objective: The World Health Organization Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) published its findings on the prognosis of MTBI in 2004. …

Lonely, Stressed, and Depressed: The Impact of Isolation on U.S. Veterans

Abstarct: Theory and empirical data identify loneliness as a significant predictor in the development of depressive symptoms. At present, however, little research has explored …