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...
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
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...
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...
by ISTSS Blogs | Nov 22, 2017 | JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat
In recent years, national agencies and clinical research centers began advocating for integrative approaches that capture behavioral, genetic, and neurophysiological mechanisms to better understand complex and chronic disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder...
by ISTSS Blogs | Nov 19, 2017 | JOTS Highlights, Military and Combat
The experience of military service members who serve in combat is complex and can include multiple elements of fear, traumatic loss of friends and comrades, and provocative situations that challenge one’s basic sense of right and wrong (Stein et al., 2012). The...
