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Associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and complex-PTSD, moral injury and perceived social support: A latent class analysis

Abstract: Background: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including childhood abuse and neglect, are consistently linked to poorer mental health and psychosocial outcomes in …

Future of Service member monitoring: The intersection of biology, wearables and artificial intelligence

Abstract: While substantial investment has been made in the early identification of mental and behavioural health disorders in service members, rates of depression, substance abuse …

Is inflammatory change associated with psychological risk and resilience in high-risk military personnel?

Abstract: Introduction: In military populations, the potential for under-reporting of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and challenges in recognising early changes can …

Optimising and personalising behavioural healthcare in the US Department of Defense through primary care behavioral health

Abstract: Over the past 25 years, one way the US Department of Defense (DoD) has worked to optimise and personalise the delivery of behavioural healthcare is by integrating …

Personalised medicine: a healing application within comorbid PTSD and mTBI military patient sample with a particular focus on special operators

Abstract: Personalised medicine is replacing prototypical medical care. Personalised medicine focuses on enhancing patients' functioning and preventing future negative impacts of …

Staging model of PTSD: A strategy for the implementation of precision medicine in military settings

Abstract: Biomarkers have been of considerable interest in military medicine as a strategy to identify objective measures of resilience in the context of the cumulative trauma …

The contribution of exposure to potentially morally injurious events to trajectories of posttraumatic stress symptoms among discharged Veterans – a five-year study

Abstract: Purpose: Combatants and veterans are at risk of developing post traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). The long-term responses to traumatic events are variable and can be …

The functional connectome and long-term symptom presentation associated with mild traumatic brain injury and blast exposure in combat Veterans

Abstract: Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) sustained in a deployment environment (deployment TBI) can be associated with increased severity of long-term symptom presentation, …

The impact of adversity on body mass index as Veterans transition to civilian life

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), warfare exposure, and mental health symptoms upon changes in body mass index (BMI) were examined in a …

Using statistical techniques to understand the unique needs of military personnel experiencing mental health difficulties: Moving away from assuming patient homogeneity to understanding heterogeneity

Abstract: Gold standard treatments for military personnel seeking support for mental health difficulties are often standardised and manualised to ensure high levels of treatment …

Emerging adults in the military and college: An examination of group differences in identity development, transdiagnostic processes, and attitudes toward risk and suicide

Abstract: Little is known about how US military members experience emerging adulthood. The present study compared college-aged military members to college students regarding their …

Posttraumatic growth among Israeli female combat Veterans: The mediating roles of posttraumatic stress symptoms and self‐efficacy

Abstract: Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is a possible common reaction to exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) during military service. However, knowledge about correlates …