Military Youth and the Deployment Cycle: Emotional Health Consequences and Recommendations for Intervention

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 497-507

  Esposito Smythers, Christianne ^a   Wolff, Jennifer ^b   Lemmon, Keith M ^c   Bodzy, Mary ^b   Swenson, Rebecca R ^b   Spirito, Anthony ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Deployment; Mental health; Military

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051946376     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024534     Document Type: Article

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