Articles

The following articles detail important findings and treatments in deployment psychology.

Counseling and Connecting with the Military Undergraduate: The Intersection of Military Service and University Life
The authors investigated the challenges faced by military undergraduates in regards to seeking out and receiving counselor center services in a university setting. The article also examines literature in the field, illustrates three core principles of care and provides examples of military undergraduates who successfully received care from a university counseling center.
Factors associated with women’s risk of rape in the military environment
The researchers examined environmental factors related to rape while serving in the military. Female veterans that served in Vietnam and subsequent eras were surveyed. After controlling for pre-military trauma experiences, the researchers found that sexual harassment allowed by officers, and unwanted sexual advances on-duty and in sleeping quarters were associated with increased likelihood of rape. The researchers also examined factors associated with officer leadership and assailant substance abuse.
Focus on women: Duty-related and sexual stress in the etiology of PTSD among women veterans who seek treatment
This study examined military duty-related stress, military sexual stress (sexual abuse and harassment), and the development of PTSD among women veterans treated in a VA clinical program. The researchers found that sexual stress was much more significant in the development of PTSD than duty-related stress. They also found that post-military social support had a significant meditational role between sexual stress while in military service and the development of PTSD.
Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery
This report describes the post-deployment health needs associated with major depression, traumatic brain injury, and PTSD among returning OEF and IEF Service members.
Joint Mental Health Advisory Team 7 report
This report details the findings of the Joint Mental Health Advisory Team 7 to Operation Enduring Freedom. The team was tasked with assessing behavioral health in Army and Marine ground forcess and examining how behavioral healthcare was supplied to the troops. Read the report
Mild traumatic brain injury in U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq
The researchers surveyed Army infantry soldiers several months after their return from a 1-year deployment to Iraq. Through the use of clinically validated instruments, they compared soldiers reporting mild traumatic brain injury with soldiers who reported other injuries. They found that mild traumatic brain injury was associated with PTSD and other health problems several months after soldiers returned from deployment.