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Longitudinal Analyses of Family Functioning in Veterans and Their Partners across Treatment
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Evans, Lynette; Cowlishaw, Sean; Forbes, David; Parslow, Ruth; Lewis, Virginia – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: This study evaluated the relations between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and poor family functioning in veterans and their partners. Method: Data were collected from Caucasian veterans with PTSD (N = 1,822) and their partners (N = 702); mean age = 53.9 years, SD = 7.36. Veterans completed the Posttraumatic Checklist…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Role, Veterans
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Intimate Relationship Problems: A Meta-Analysis
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Taft, Casey T.; Watkins, Laura E.; Stafford, Jane; Street, Amy E.; Monson, Candice M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: The authors conducted a meta-analysis of empirical studies investigating associations between indices of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and intimate relationship problems to empirically synthesize this literature. Method: A literature search using PsycINFO, Medline, Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress (PILOTS),…
Descriptors: Aggression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Doctoral Dissertations, Error of Measurement
Battlemind Debriefing and Battlemind Training as Early Interventions with Soldiers Returning from Iraq: Randomization by Platoon
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Adler, Amy B.; Bliese, Paul D.; McGurk, Dennis; Hoge, Charles W.; Castro, Carl Andrew – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
Researchers have found that there is an increase in mental heath problems as a result of military-related traumatic events, and such problems increase in the months following return from combat. Nevertheless, researchers have not assessed the impact of early intervention efforts with this at-risk population. In the present study, the authors…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Sleep, At Risk Persons
Efficacy of a Tailored Tobacco Control Program on Long-Term Use in a Population of U.S. Military Troops
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Klesges, Robert C.; DeBon, Margaret; Vander Weg, Mark W.; Haddock, C. Keith; Lando, Harry A.; Relyea, George E.; Peterson, Alan L.; Talcott, G. Wayne – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
The authors evaluated the effect of a brief tailored smoking control intervention delivered during basic military training on tobacco use in a population of military personnel (N = 33,215). Participants were randomized to either a tobacco use intervention (smoking cessation, smokeless tobacco use cessation, or prevention depending on tobacco…
Descriptors: Smoking, Military Personnel, Intervention, Military Training
Positive Tertiary Appraisals and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in U.S. Male Veterans of the War in Vietnam: The Roles of Positive Affirmation, Positive Reformulation, and Defensive Denial
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Dohrenwend, Bruce P.; Neria, Yuval; Turner, Blake; Turse, Nicholas; Marshall, Randall; Lewis-Fernandez, Roberto; Koenen, Karestan C. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
A 70.9% majority of the U.S. male veterans in a nationwide sample appraised the impact of their service in Vietnam on their present lives as mainly positive. A substantial minority, 41.7%, judged the effects to be highly salient. With controls on level of exposure to war-zone stressors measured with data from military records, the valence and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Veterans, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder