Illusory posttraumatic growth is common, but genuine posttraumatic growth is rare: A critical review and suggestions for a path forward

A Boals - Clinical Psychology Review, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Over the last 2.5 decades, trauma researchers have increasingly become interested
in posttraumatic growth (PTG)–the concept that some people experience growth as a result …

Psychosocial approaches to improving the military-to-civilian transition process.

ND Ainspan, W Penk, LK Kearney - Psychological Services, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
This special issue of Psychological Services provides a glimpse of some of the most recent
work in the arena of psychosocial interventions for military service members who are …

Virtual treatment for veteran social anxiety disorder: A comparison of 360 video and 3D virtual reality

EE Nason, M Trahan, S Smith, V Metsis… - Journal of Technology …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Virtual environments have been increasingly used in conjunction with traditional cognitive
behavioral treatments for disorders, such as posttraumatic stress disorder and social anxiety …

[HTML][HTML] Meaning in military service among reservists: measuring the effect of prosocial motivation in a moderated-mediation model

R Smaliukienė, S Bekesiene, R Kanapeckaitė… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The meaningful commitment to serve one's country and the desire to defend
others make military service unique compared to other human activities. This is especially …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing veteran community reintegration research (ENCORE): protocol for a mixed methods and stakeholder engagement project

K Besterman-Dahan, B Hahm… - JMIR Research …, 2023 - researchprotocols.org
Background: Veteran community reintegration (CR) has been defined as participation in
community life, including employment or other productive activities, independent living, and …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable reservists' services: the effect of resilience on the intention to remain in the active military reserve using a parallel mediating model

S Bekesiene, R Kanapeckaitė, R Smaliukienė… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The high priority of military training programs in the army is to improve the resilience of its
professional and reserve soldiers. In addition, resilience helps to maintain the optimal …

Resiliency factors that protect against post-deployment drug use among male US Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers

RA Hoopsick, KR Benson, DL Homish… - Drug and alcohol …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Service members who have been deployed are at risk for substance use,
especially Reserve/Guard troops. However, it is unclear what modifiable factors protect …

Emotional processing is not enough: relations among resilience, emotional approach coping, and posttraumatic stress symptoms among combat veterans

S Shorer, M Weinberg, L Cohen, D Marom… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Combat soldiers are exposed to various potentially traumatic events and face high risk of
developing military-related psychopathology, such as depression, posttraumatic stress and …

Correlates of incarceration history among military veterans

K Kelton, EE Van Voorhees, EB Elbogen… - Military …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Veterans with histories of incarceration are at greater risk for poor physical and mental
health outcomes, yet prior research in this population has focused on specific subsets of …

Integrating mobile technology and social support with cognitive behavioral therapy for anger in veterans with PTSD: A pilot study

EB Elbogen, H Aralis, CF Cassiello-Robbins… - Military Behavioral …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We conducted a pilot study incorporating mobile technology and social support into
cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anger in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder …