Military spouse mental health outcomes after receiving short-term counseling services

  • Prosek, E. A., Burgin, E. E., Pierce, K. L., & Ponder, W. N. (2023). Military spouse mental health outcomes after receiving short-term counseling services. The Family Journal, 31(4), 580-586. https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807231163259
  • This study investigated how mental health treatment accessed through community-based health centers contributes to the well-being of military families, particularly spouses and intimate partners of Service members. Military partners seeking counseling for a variety of reasons reported on their resilience (i.e., protective responses to stressful life events), anxiety symptoms, and depressive symptoms at intake and after 6 weeks of counseling (N = 71 at intake; N = 29 still attending therapy at the 6-week follow-up). At intake, partners with fewer depressive symptoms tended to report more resilience, but no improvements were apparent over time in resilience, anxiety symptoms, or depressive symptoms after attending 6 community-based counseling sessions.

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