The military spouse experience of living alongside their serving/veteran partner with a mental health issue: A systematic review and narrative synthesis
- Senior, E., Clarke, A., & Wilson-Menzfeld, G. (2023). The military spouse experience of living alongside their serving/veteran partner with a mental health issue: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. PLOS ONE, 18(5), Article e0285714. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285714
- This systematic review synthesized findings from 27 studies focused on military spouses’ experiences living with a Service member or Veteran (SM/V) partner with mental health difficulties. Themes across the literature revealed the physical and psychological burden of caring for a partner with mental health difficulties. Spouses often felt more like caregivers than partners, which impacted the quality of the couples’ relationship. Importantly, however, spouses mostly felt committed to their partner and the relationship.
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