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Male War-Zone Veteran’s Perceived Relationship With Their Children: The Importance of Emotional Numbing

Abstract: Despite growing recognition of substantial interpersonal impairment among many war-zone veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), little is known about the …

Acute military psychiatric casualties from the war in Iraq (UK)

Abstract: Background: The view that most military personnel evacuated from war zones are suffering from combat stress reactions, or are otherwise traumatised by the horrors of …

A Cross-Sectional Survey of the Relationship between Partner Deployment and Stress in Pregnancy during Wartime

Abstract: Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if having a partner deployed during wartime increased the stress levels in pregnant women and altered their …

What happens to British veterans when they leave the armed forces?

Abstract: Background: Little is known about the factors associated with leaving the armed forces, or what predicts subsequent employment success for veterans. It is likely that …

The Sexual Assault and Secondary Victimization of Female Veterans: Help-Seeking Experiences with Military and Civilian Social Systems

Abstract: A sample of predominantly low-income, African American female veterans and reservists seeking health care in a Veterans' Administration medical clinic was screened for a …

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 …

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 …

Uniform Identity? Lesbians and the Negotiations of Gender & Sexuality in the British Army since 1950

Abstract: Homosexuality has always been deemed to be incompatible with military service and the British Armed Forces has enforced this policy with some rigour. STatistics for …

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 …

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, …

Post­-Combat Syndromes from the Boer War to the Gulf War: A Cluster Analysis of their Nature and Attribution

Abstract: Investigated whether post-combat syndromes have existed after modern wars and what relation they bear to each other. Medical and military records were reviewed for 1,856 …

Coping styles, quality of life, and sexual trauma in women veterans

Abstract: The purpose of the following study was to evaluate sexual trauma and the effects on women veteran’s quality of life ratings and current and past coping strategies. …