Abstract: Veterans are a unique population that can be found in libraries across the United States. Libraries of all types are developing new approaches to the veterans in their …
Abstract: Objective: To investigate suicide and mortality risk in deployed military veterans versus non-deployed comparators who had gone through military conscription testing. …
Abstract: In the UK, The Armed Forces Covenant states that veterans should receive priority treatment where it relates to a condition, subject to clinical need, which results from …
Abstract: Introduction: To advance large-scale efforts to end veteran homelessness, an understanding of factors that contribute to housing insecurity is necessary. Common risk …
Qualitative research has demonstrated that transition from military to civilian life involves narrative identity reconstruction among service members. The reformulation of …
Abstract: Background: Little is known regarding alcohol use and its correlates in women veterans. An understanding of these variables is of utility to providers in primary care at …
Abstract: Statistically, men make less use of health-care services than women. This has been interpreted as the result of the ‘hegemonic’ masculine code in which ‘real’ …
Abstract: The relationships between masculine gender role stress and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity, alexithymia, fear of emotional states, and social …
Abstract: It is often assumed that men are reluctant to seek medical care. However, despite growing interest in masculinity and men’s health, few studies have focussed on …
Abstract: News articles play a role in reproducing or challenging stigma. Stigma, in turn, can be a barrier to men’s mental health help seeking. We used discursive analytic …
Abstract: Introduction: Chronic stress can decrease resilience and diminish cognitive adaptability; thus, operational stressors related to military deployment can pose significant …
Abstract: Introduction: Although military families are typically resilient in the face of adversity, the current literature suggests that the aftermath of deployment involves …