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Widome, Rachel; Kehle, Shannon M.; Carlson, Kathleen F.; Laska, Melissa Nelson; Gulden, Ashley; Lust, Katherine – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2011
Objective: To determine if post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with health risk behaviors among Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans attending college. Method: Using 2008 Boynton College Student Health Survey data, we tested associations between self-reported PTSD diagnosis and self-reported risk behaviors…
Descriptors: Military Service, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Identification, Veterans
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Barry, Adam E.; Whiteman, Shawn; Wadswroth, Shelley Macdermid; Hitt, Stacie – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2012
Aims: This study examined: (a) whether student service members/veterans attending college drank more frequently or in greater quantities than non-service peers; and (b) whether links between student service members/veterans' alcohol use and mental health-related outcomes differed from civilian students.Methods: Participants included 145 student…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Veterans, Military Personnel
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Engdahl, Ryan M.; Elhai, Jon D.; Richardson, J. Don; Frueh, B. Christopher – Psychological Assessment, 2011
We tested two empirically validated 4-factor models of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms using the PTSD Checklist: King, Leskin, King, and Weathers' (1998) model including reexperiencing, avoidance, emotional numbing, and hyperarousal factors, and Simms, Watson, and Doebbeling's (2002) model including reexperiencing, avoidance,…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Disorders, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
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Kenardy, Justin; Le Brocque, Robyne; Hendrikz, Joan; Iselin, Greg; Anderson, Vicki; McKinlay, Lynne – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
The adverse impact on recovery of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been demonstrated in returned veterans. The study assessed this effect in children's health outcomes following TBI and extended previous work by including a full range of TBI severity, and improved assessment of PTSD within a…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Head Injuries, Brain
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Laska, Kevin M.; Smith, Tracey L.; Wislocki, Andrew P.; Minami, Takuya; Wampold, Bruce E. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2013
Objective: Various factors contribute to the effective implementation of evidence-based treatments (EBTs). In this study, cognitive processing therapy (CPT) was administered in a Veterans Affairs (VA) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) specialty clinic in which training and supervision were provided following VA implementation guidelines. The…
Descriptors: Evidence, Therapy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Supervisors
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Davidson, Collin L.; Babson, Kimberly A.; Bonn-Miller, Marcel O.; Souter, Tasha; Vannoy, Steven – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2013
Suicide has a large public health impact. Although effective interventions exist, the many people at risk for suicide cannot access these interventions. Exercise interventions hold promise in terms of reducing suicide because of their ease of implementation. While exercise reduces depression, and reductions in depressive symptoms are linked to…
Descriptors: Suicide, At Risk Persons, Exercise, Veterans
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Zinger, Lana; Cohen, Andrea – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2010
Colleges throughout the country are bracing for a large influx of returning veterans over the next couple of years and the question is whether they can meet the needs of this population. There is a paucity of empirical literature on Iraqi and/or Afghan veterans' adjustment in the college arena and the factors that mitigate the attrition rate and…
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, College Students, Qualitative Research
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Novaco, Raymond W.; Swanson, Rob D.; Gonzalez, Oscar I.; Gahm, Gregory A.; Reger, Mark D. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
The involvement of anger in the psychological adjustment of current war veterans, particularly in conjunction with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), warrants greater research focus than it has received. The present study concerns a brief anger measure, Dimensions of Anger Reactions (DAR), intended for use in large sample studies…
Descriptors: Validity, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Horan, J. Michael – 1992
The Vietnam Era GI Bill was clearly influenced by the social and educational success of World War II veterans, but also reflected the policy objectives of equity and access of the 1960's. A 1987 monograph by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reported that 60% of all Vietnam Era veterans received some training benefit from the GI Bill, but…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Community Colleges, Dropouts
Moore, Corey L., Ed.: Johnson, Jean E., Ed.; Washington, Andre L., Ed. – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this monograph is to present documents that discuss issues related to improving access to vocational rehabilitation services and return to work rates of African American Wounded Warriors, Gulf War and Vietnam War Era veterans with disabilities. This monograph also includes a review of relevant literature on barriers to employment…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Employment, War, Disabilities
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Wolf, Erika J.; Harrington, Kelly M.; Miller, Mark W. – Psychological Assessment, 2011
This study evaluated the psychometric characteristics of the Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality (SNAP; Clark, 1996) in 280 individuals who screened positive for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The SNAP validity, trait, temperament, and personality disorder (PD) scales were compared with scales on the Brief Form of the…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Validity, Psychopathology
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Nichols-Casebolt, Ann – About Campus, 2012
With the advent of the new post-9/11 GI Bill, many colleges and universities have seen significant growth in the numbers of veterans and other military students on their campuses. Along with this increased population has come a growing recognition that while these students share many of the same struggles as other students, their service in the…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Injuries, Veterans, Needs Assessment
Lauterbach, Dean; Vrana, Scott R. – 1991
Most research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been conducted on war veterans; little is known about the incidence of traumatic events, PTSD, and posttraumatic symptoms among other populations. This study was undertaken to assess the incidence of traumatic events of sufficient intensity to potentially cause PTSD among a sample of 440…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Child Abuse, College Students, Death
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Taft, Casey T.; Schumm, Jeremiah A.; Panuzio, Jillian; Proctor, Susan P. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
This study examined interrelationships among combat exposure, symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and family adjustment in a sample of male and female Operation Desert Storm veterans (N = 1,512). In structural equation models for both male and female veterans, higher combat exposure was associated with higher PTSD symptoms, which in…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Statistical Significance, Veterans
Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention, 2011
According to a Research Update from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan "continue to strain military personnel, returning veterans, and their families. Some have experienced long and multiple deployments, combat exposure, and physical injuries, as well as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Military Personnel, Injuries
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