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"This book tells the story of a handful of men who remember the time, more than seventy years ago when Germany swept through Europe. They took part in the first successful skirmishes against the formidable German army, and then held their own as enemy armoured columns sliced thr…
The current study is the first known research to investigate the association of the freezing response with PTSD and traumatic stress in the military veteran student population. Current understanding of the freezing response are primarily based in comparative psychology, with som…
Literature review: Background: Military-related stressors can adversely affect veterans’ mental health, in particular PTSD. This can have a detrimental impact on intimate relationships and family adjustment. To date, couple based interventions for PTSD and relational functioning…
Personal goals, expectations, and needs evolve over a lifetime. Supports available to assist individuals to meet their needs varies by situation and circumstance. Military service members who have exited service and returned to civilian life confront a transition of circumstance…
Military veterans involved with the criminal justice system may have unique behavioral health and physical needs, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI), and could benefit from sentence mitigation that emphasizes rehabilitation. This rese…
One in three Americans suffer from chronic pain, a condition more prevalent and costly than heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Patients and providers report dissatisfaction with standard medical care, prompting the need for further research on effective chronic pain treatments…
The negative psychological impact of traumatic experiences from human and natural disasters has been historically documented. In 1980, a cluster of negative symptoms were formally conceptualized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as posttraumatic stress…
Military veterans often recognize the mental health symptoms they experience; however, they may be reluctant to seek treatment due to social and military-culture stigmas. Soldiers who have returned from Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanista…
This is a qualitative study designed to explore the experience of combat for female service members who are veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. Five female service members were interviewed in an effort to gain an in-depth understanding of the comba…
Nationwide, colleges and universities are bracing for an influx of military veterans returning to their hometowns after having served their country, many after serving in combat operations. Regional universities have long prepared for this anticipated increase in college attenda…
Researchers examining issues of recent veterans of military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have found evidence of psychological distress and difficulty adjusting to civilian life post-deployment. Changes in educational benefits offered to veterans will likely facilitate great…
This dissertation examined the relationship between dream content and post traumatic stress symptoms in veterans who have served after September 11, 2001. Ten subjects were drawn from a pool of male veterans age 18-30. Subjects had a Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, …
The U.S.-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have resulted in thousands of servicemembers and veterans diagnosed with PTSD or suffering from PTSD symptoms. As a result, PTSD has emerged as a salient social problem in the military context. This study is a social-historical qualitati…
In five multi-method studies this dissertation examined how context based morality may explain increased incidence of combat related psychological difficulties among US service personnel. We were particularly interested in the relationship between causing harm to others and mora…
Previous research has demonstrated a link between PTSD symptomatology (PTSS) and parenting stress in veterans. As the literature on veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is increasing, there has been a call to identify variables which may contribute to positive outcomes i…
This dissertation explores the social and moral significance of the testimonies against war that were presented by US military veterans during Winter Soldier Iraq and Afghanistan (WSIA) in 2008. I examine how the frame and structure provided by the event organizers position the …