This is a collection of poems that deal with the transition from active involvement with war to the traumatic aftermath and attempts at normalcy in the speaker's marriage to a veteran. The collection tracks the speaker and the beloved as they navigate war and postwar.
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Combat-related blasts have caused the majority of injuries in Operation Iraqi Freedom with traumatic brain injury (TBI) emerging as a preeminent injury. The purpose of this dissertation is to describe the scope of combat-related blast injuries and the career performance outcomes…
Over 50% of people experience a traumatic event during their lifetimes (Del, Kevin, Scotti, & Chen, 2006). These traumas may include, rape, a car accident, diagnosis of a chronic illness or military combat (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 2004). The trauma may have no impact on the individu…
The purpose of this study is to differentiate the neuropsychological differences between incarcerated veterans and non-incarcerated veterans. A literature search revealed a dearth of studies on the presence of traumatic brain injury (TBI), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) an…
"Posttraumatic Growth reworks and overhauls the seminal 2006 Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth. It provides a wide range of answers to questions concerning knowledge of posttraumatic growth (PTG) theory, its synthesis and contrast with other theories and models, and its applicati…
Traumatic visual images are a central feature of post-traumatic stress disorder and are commonly experienced as distressing. The distress associated with these images typically leads to their avoidance, which appears to play a critical role in the maintenance of PTSD. Therefore,…
Background: Concern has been voiced over the needs of ex-military personnel following their discharge from military service and subsequent transition to community living. This concern has extended to include veterans, particularly those who have mental health, drug or alcohol pr…
Research has shown that a self-compassion meditation exercise in healthy individuals reduced negative affect, negative cognitions about the self and sympathetic arousal and also enhanced positive emotions and parasympathetic activity (Kirschner, Karl, & Kuyken, 2013). Beneficial…
Research suggests that trauma plays a part in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and psychosis, but it is unclear what role psychotic symptoms or hospitalisation have. Some research has been carried out on mediators and predictors of PTSD and integrating the evidence has key …
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…
Albert Bandura’s construct of moral disengagement has been recognized as theoretically useful for the study of self-destructive behaviors and moral disengagement, and to provide a unique criterion for empirical investigation of United States combat veterans returning from the wa…
This project studied 108 Israeli youth of mixed gender, aged 12-16 (mean 12.8, SD 1.67), selected for risk, with a 3 to 1 ratio of boys to girls. It included a group given a sports intervention and a comparison group. It utilised a broad psychosocial approach to investigate risk…
Despite the widespread prevalence of bombing in Iraq, no study has investigated its psychological impact on civilians. This thesis aimed to address this gap in the literature. Four studies were conducted consequently using civilians in Iraq. The first study aimed to explore the …
Francine Shapiro's eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment and training manual (1995, 2001) was translated into Persian and reviewed for cross-cultural adaptation. The EMDR Persian translated edition was clinically tested in the earthquake stricken regions…
The field of psychotherapy dutifully addresses ruptures in the psyche for posttraumatic stress victims of war and associated violent operations. This thesis explores the possibility of creating resiliency to help prevent and lessen the occurrences or severity of posttraumatic st…
The Armenian people have an extensive history of culture, trauma, and resiliency. With over 1.4 million Armenians living in the United States (“Armenian Population in the World,” n.d.) and the greatest number of them living in Los Angeles (Zurcher, 2016), it is imperative that m…