Dawne Vogt

..Future research is needed to evaluate gender differences in the longer-term effects of combat exposure...

..Results also revealed a number of novel risk mechanisms for OEF/OIF female Veterans, particularly with respect to the role of deployment family relationships in risk for PTSS...

..Moreover, the measure is sensitive to changes that occur in treatment, and the length of the measure (15 items) is practical for use in clinical settings...

..The potential role of unit cohesion in explaining these findings is discussed...

..With several exceptions, the intervention was similarly effective across employee groups...

..Additionally, support was obtained for criterion-related validity, as demonstrated by associations with mental and physical health measures, and discriminative validity, as demonstrated by differences between key military subgroups...

..Although the negative impact of stress reactions on hardiness was strongest when social support was low for both genders, stress reactions predicted enhanced hardiness when social support was high for women only...

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..The majority of hypothesized associations held, suggesting that the mechanisms underlying PTSS may be similar across veteran cohorts...

..This is a cause for concern as war-zone stressors have been implicated in postdeployment health outcomes, including intimate partner violence and child maltreatment, immediate physical and mental health, and long-term adjustment...

..and postdeployment risk factors for Posttraumatic Stress symptomatology in female and male OEF/OIF veterans" by Dawne Vogt, Brian Smith, Rani Elwy, James Martin, Mark Schultz, Mari-Lynn Drainoni and Susan Eisen (Journal of Abnormal ..

..Results suggest that coping strategies used by battered women are multidetermined and deserve further exploration...

..Reviewed implications focus on the importance of considering the recipient, source, and context of social support...

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..Results were consistent with studies from other trauma groups suggesting that PTSD is pivotal with respect to explaining the effects of trauma on health...

..The authors suggest that this method holds promise for enhancing the content validity of instruments and, ultimately, the validity of research findings...

..Moreover, a synergistic effect of these two risk factors was observed in the prediction of mental health and mental health functional status...

..Other researchers interested in studying the accuracy of self-knowledge might wish to adopt this procedure in their own research endeavors...

..Results highlight the role of PTSD symptoms and dysphoric symptoms with respect to aggressive behavior among this population, and suggest the relevance of aggression theory to the study of combat veterans...

..Exceptions are described, and implications are discussed...

..These findings indicate distinct pathways to different forms of substance-related problems in PTSD and underscore the role of personality in mediating these relationships...

..Exceptions are described, and implications are discussed...

..Results highlight the complexity of the associations between different forms of relationship abuse, coping strategies, and mental health among this population...

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..Implications of the findings and future directions are discussed...

..Women veterans are generally less healthy than their nonveteran female counterparts or male veterans. Accumulating evidence suggests there may be barriers to women veterans' access to and use of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care...

..Few studies have addressed how military trauma exposure, particularly sexual assault and combat exposure, affects women veterans' use and perceptions of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care...

..Finally, preliminary findings suggested that interpersonally oriented individuals may sometimes draw on information about themselves and about stereotypical others to facilitate accurate judgments of others...