Abstract: Objectives: To examine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in deployed Canadian Forces peacekeeping veterans, addressing associations with posttraumatic stress …
Abstract: This study investigates the effects of employment-related father absence on children's psychological well-being and home based mothers’ perceptions of family …
Abstract: This article reviews the use of psychological decompression as applied to troops returning from active service in operational theaters. Definitions of the term are …
Abstract: This study compared the occurrence of child maltreatment in military and nonmilitary populations. Data came from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System. All …
Abstract: The purpose of the research was to assess the diagnostic efficiency of the Primary Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screen (PC-PTSD) and the Posttraumatic Stress …
Abstract: Combat exposure is associated with increased rates of mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety when Soldiers return home. …
Abstract: This study used meta-analysis to examine the relationship between childhood exposure to domestic violence and children's internalizing, externalizing, and trauma …
Abstract: An important medical concern of the Iraq war is the potential long-term effect of mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, particularly from blast explosions. …
Abstract: There is considerable interest in understanding further the factors that increase the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for military personnel. This study …
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 …
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 …
Abstract: This thesis has identified a number of factors which explain why those leaving the armed forces after 22 years or more of army service make successful transitions to …