The Effects of Multiple Deployments on Army Adolescents
Multiple deployments have become a way of life for our Soldiers. In Army families, these frequent deployments increase the burden on children who must face the stress and strain of separation and...

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How Can the Military Best Support Guard and Reserve Families During Deployment?
This article reviews the Reserve and National Guard Families deployment experiences, the impact that deployment experiences have had on retention intentions, what the military should do to support...

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Families Under Stress: An Assessment of Data, Theory, and Research on Marriage and Divorce in the Military
The authors evaluate the impact of military service and frequent deployments on military marriages and divorces; look for a broader theory of the success and failure of military marriages, present...

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A Handbook for Family and Friends of Service Members: Before, During and After Deployment
Created as a companion to the PBS series “This Emotional Life,” A Handbook for Family & Friends of Service Members explores the stressors and feelings individuals may encounter throughout the...

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Families Under Fire: Systemic Therapy With Military Families
As provider networks on military bases are overwhelmed with new cases, civilian clinicians are increasingly likely to treat military families. However, these clinicians do not receive the same...

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Caring for Families with Deployment Stress
This article describes how nurses can make a difference in the lives of military families. Would you be able to provide a military spouse with the information she needs to access available resources...

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After the War Zone: A Practical Guide for Returning Troops and Their Families
After the War Zone: A Practical Guide for Returning Troops and Their Families provides resources and practical advice to help Service Members and their families with re-intergration issues.

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Wartime Deployment and Military Children: Applying Prevention Science to Enhance Family Resilience
During wartime, military families and children make extraordinary sacrifices for their country. This chapter reviews the impact of wartime deployments and parental combat-related mental health...

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The Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program: Family skills component.
Field combat stress clinics and research have identified the signature event that precedes thoughts of suicide and homicide in combat soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan: a distressing personal...

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Meeting the Wartime Needs of Military Children and Adolescents
Although most mental health clinicians receive some training in child and adolescent mental health, few have a clear understanding of the needs of children in the unique circumstances that accompany...

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