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Furtek, Diane – College and University, 2012
As a result of President Obama's drawdown of military troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, many service members will be returning to the United States. With service members returning to civilian life and to campuses, the relevance to a changing education environment is enormous both for this population and for today's higher education institutions.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Military Personnel, Foreign Countries, Military Service
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Pearrow, Melissa; Cosgrove, Lisa – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2009
The number of military personnel who are involved in combat situations continues to increase. As a result, researchers have identified risk factors associated with the development of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The authors of this article review some of the characteristics of military personnel involved in these conflicts,…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Military Personnel, At Risk Persons, Foreign Countries
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Danish, Steven J.; Antonides, Bradley J. – Counseling Psychologist, 2009
The purpose of this article is to describe the needs of service members and their families who have fought or are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and who have sustained psychological and/or physical injuries and how counseling psychologists can help. The focus is twofold: (a) to help the reader better understand those who have served and how what…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Skill Centers, Foreign Countries, Counseling Psychology