Military REACH Review | January 2023 Newsletter
- Organizational context as a predictor of positive adjustment among soldiers following combat deployment (Grisamore & Adler., 2022)
- Attachment-based relationship satisfaction in deployed and non-deployed military veterans with prevalent PTSD, anxiety, and depression (Ponder et al., 2022)
- Association of problematic anger with long-term adjustment following the military-to-civilian transition (Adler et al., 2022)
- Beyond just resilience: The important role of work-family resources for military service members (Wong et al., 2022)
- Body image and psychosocial well-being among UK military personnel and veterans who sustained appearance-altering conflict injuries (Keeling et al., 2023)
- Pilot trial of Strength at Home Parents: A trauma-informed parenting support treatment for veterans (Creech et al., 2022)
- Using family narrative reports to identify practices for improving end-of-life care quality (Giannitrapani et al., 2022)
- Journey to wellness: A socioecological analysis of veterans in recovery from substance use disorders (Grisamore et al., 2022)
- Longitudinal patterns of military spousal alcohol consumption: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Family Study (Sparks et al., 2022)
- Family-involved mental healthcare among OEF/OIF veterans with and without PTSD using VHA administrative records (Harper et al., 2022)
- Associations among alexithymia, disordered eating, and depressive symptoms in treatment-seeking adolescent military dependents at risk for adult binge-eating disorder and obesity (Rice et al., 2022)
- Military Adolescent Pandemic Study 2021: MAPS21 (Thomas et al., 2022)
Therapy: Where Do I Even Begin?
Kaylee Short , Graduate Research Assistant, Military REACH
This piece will guide you through the, sometimes overwhelming, process of therapy. Kaylee explains common therapeutic words, different types of providers, and she offers suggestions for how to find a provider, along with what to expect once your sessions begin.
2022 Barbara Thompson Award Winner and Finalists
Congratulations to Dr. Valerie Stander and her colleagues for their article titled “The role of posttraumatic stress symptoms and negative affect in predicting substantiated intimate partner violence among military personnel.”
Annually, the Military Family Research Institute recognizes new research on military and Veteran families through the Barbara Thompson Excellence in Research Award. The primary goals of the award are to:
- Bring awareness to research on military and Veteran families and the issues they face;
- Celebrate research and advocate for evidence-informed policies and practices; and
- Build and strengthen relationships between researchers and practitioners
Continue reading to learn the 2022 award-winning article and finalists.
There's an upward trend in the number of women serving in the U.S. Military. As of 2021...
- 17.3% of the active-duty force were women (16.2% in 2017)
- 21.4% of the National Guard and reserves were women (19.6% in 2017)