Military Matters: The Ohio Army National Guard Mental Health Initiative: Cohort Summary and Key Findings – Laura Sampson and Gregory H. Cohen

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 1, 2018 | Military and Combat, StressPoints

Editor's Note: In the United States, the Army National Guard is a federal military reserve force stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories, and the District of Columbia. The Army National Guard (ARNG) has been increasingly deployed during recent...

Military Matters: Interpersonal Violence and Suicide Risk Among U.S. Army Soldiers – Oscar I. Gonzalez, PhD, James A. Naifeh, PhD, and Holly Herberman Mash, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 1, 2018 | Military and Combat, StressPoints

Suicidal behaviors among U.S. Army soldiers increased sharply during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars (Nock et al., 2013; Ursano, Kessler, et al., 2015) and remain a major public health concern. The Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS)...

Military Matters: OEF/OIF/OI Give Up: Making Sense of U.S. Military Operations – Brian A. Moore, MA, and Alan L. Peterson, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 22, 2018 | Military and Combat, StressPoints

Veterans of the Vietnam War are rightfully called “Vietnam veterans.” U.S. military veterans who have deployed since September 11, 2001, are often referred to as “OEF/OIF/OND veterans.” What does this actually mean? Read full article

Research Methods: Qualitative Research with Children and Families in Conflict-affected Environments – Lidewyde H. Berckmoes, PhD, and Ria Reis, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 22, 2018 | Assessment and Psychometrics, Military and Combat, StressPoints

The importance of families in mediating and moderating negative effects of conflict and violence has been well documented (e.g. De Jong, 2002; Masten & Narayan, 2012). Yet insight into the complex role of families in pathways of exposure to violence and...

From Our Members: Approaching Cynicism as Functional, Maladaptive, and Changeable is Crucial to the Longitudinal Health Trajectories of OEF/OIF/OND Veterans – Andrew J. Smith, PhD, Tillman Military Scholar

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 31, 2017 | Military and Combat, StressPoints

Cynicism can come to dominate the worldview of combat veterans, especially those who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) characterized by hypervigilance and chronic threat detection (see Todd et al., 2015). This insight is no doubt familiar to many...

Military Matters: Minority Stress in LGBTQ Service Members: Creating Safety Amid Uncertainty – Sebastian J. Bliss, MS

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 31, 2017 | Military and Combat, StressPoints

The United States military has often been at the forefront of efforts to incorporate minority groups into the fighting force, even while the country, as a whole, was divided by broader social movements such as racial segregation. As the U.S. military unites...