Does public awareness of secondary traumatic stress in military families provide a context for intervention? A review of reports in the Canadian popular news media

Abstract: The objectives of this research were to evaluate the frequency and quality of reports on secondary traumatic stress (STS) in widely available Canadian popular media …

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 …

Longitudinal Assessment of Mental Health Problems Among Active and Reserve Component Soldiers Returning From the Iraq War

Abstract: To promote early identification of mental health problems among combat veterans, the Department of Defense initiated population-wide screening at 2 time points, …

Do Military Uniform and Rank Impact on the Therapeutic Relationship Between Military Mental Health Clients and Clinicians?

Abstract: To measure the perceptions of military staff of the impact of wearing military uniform on the therapeutic relationship with mental health clients. A brief questionnaire …

The lessons learned from the Canadian Forces physiotherapy experience during the peacekeeping operations in Bosnia

Abstract: The musculoskeletal injuries and soldiers' demographic profiles observed by physiotherapy (PT) officers during the Canadian Forces peacekeeping mission Op-Palladium in …

The Earnings of Tied-Migrant Military Husbands

Abstract: Identifying the earnings penalty associated with being a tied mover has focused on the working wives of servicemen. However, the number of women serving in the armed …

Validation of the French version of the Brief Pain Inventory in Canadian Veterans suffering from traumatic stress

Abstract: Although pain is a significant clinical problem in individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), reliable and valid measures of pain for this …

Physical and mental comorbidity, disability, and suicidal behavior associated with posttraumatic stress disorder in a large community sample

Abstract: Objective: To assess if posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), recognized as a common mental disorder in the general population and veteran samples, has a unique impact on …

Risk of Incarceration Among Male Veterans and Nonveterans - Are Veterans of the All Volunteer Force at Greater Risk?

Abstract: In this study, we used data from national surveys of U.S. veterans and nonveterans to investigate whether military service increased risk for incarceration compared to …

Effect of Deployment on the Occurrence of Child Maltreatment in Military and Nonmilitary Families

Abstract: War has a profound emotional impact on military personnel and their families, but little is known about how deployment-related stress impacts the occurrence of child …