The Iowa Gambling Treatment Program: treatment outcomes for a follow-up sample

Abstract: The Iowa Gambling Treatment Program (IGTP) amassed participant data for gamblers and concerned others of gamblers over 4 years (1997-2001). Data collection opportunities …

Case management in the Canadian Forces

Abstract: hanges in the Canadian military healthcare structure, and an increased reliance on the public healthcare sector, resulted in care fragmentation and a growing …

Do medical house officers value the health of veterans differently from the health of non-veterans?

Abstract: Background: Little information is available regarding medical residents' perceptions of patients' health-related quality of life. Patients cared for by residents have …

A School for the Nation? How Military Service Does Not Build Nations, and How It Might

Abstract: This article considers how countries across the ideological spectrum have turned to the armed forces and universal military service in the quest for national integration …

Promoting the Adaptation of Military Families: An Empirical Test of a Community Practice Model

Abstract: This study used structural equation modeling to examine a strengths-based, community practice model to explore the relationship between formal and informal …

From Work-Family Balance to Work-Family Interaction

Abstract: Segal’s (1988) research in work-family conflict looks at the fate of an “employee” who is caught between the demands of two very greedy institutions: the military …

High-altitude decompression illness: case report and discussion

Abstract: DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS (DCI) CAN OCCUR in a variety of contexts, including scuba diving and flight in nonpressurized aircraft. It is characterized by joint pain, …

The Military, Militarism, and the Militarization of Domestic Violence

Abstract: This article moves beyond the discussion of domestic violence in the military to a broader accounting of the militarization of domestic violence in Israel. In contrast …

Screening for vulnerability to psychological disorders in the military: an historical survey

Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate attempts in the military to screen for vulnerability to psychological disorders from World War I to the present. Methods: An extensive literature …

Validity and Reliability Issues in Elite Interviewing

Abstract: Many of the early important empirical works on policymaking in Washington were built around elite interviews. We first learned about how Congress really operates from …

A self-administered pain severity scale for patellofemoral pain syndrome

Abstract: Objective: To develop a scale for estimating the severity of patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and to determine its reliability and validity. …

Mental Disorders Among U.S. Military Personnel in the 1990s: Association With High Levels of Health Care Utilization and Early Military Attrition

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological studies have shown that mental disorders are associated with reduced health-related quality of life, high levels of health care utilization, …