Research: Military and Veterans

Impacting Military/Veterans


Strong J, Ray K, Findley PA, Psychosocial concerns of Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom. Health Soc Work. 2014;39(1):17–24. 

Hoge CW, Castro CA, Messer SC, Combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, mental health problems, and barriers to care. N Engl J Med. 2004;351(1):13–22. 


West AN, Weeks WB. Mental distress among younger Veterans before, during, and after the invasion of Iraq. Psychiatr Serv. 2006;57(2):244–8. 


Brancu M, Thompson NL, Beckham JC, ; VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Registry Workgroup. The impact of social support on psychological distress for US Afghanistan/Iraq era Veterans with PTSD and other psychiatric diagnoses. Psychiatry Res. 2014;217(1-2):86–92. 


Durana C. A longitudinal evaluation of the effectiveness of the PAIRS psychoeducational program for couples. Fam Ther. 1996;23(1):11. 

Durana C. Enhancing marital intimacy through psychoeducation: the PAIRS program. Fam J (Alex Va). 1997;5(3):204–15. 

Gordon L, Durana C. The PAIRS program. In: Berger R, Hannah MT, editors. Preventive approaches in couples therapy. Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis; 1999. p. 217–36. 

J. Kale Monk, Lauren M. Ruhlmann, Briana S. Nelson Goff, Brian G. Ogolsky. (2018) Brief-Systemic Programs for Promoting Mental Health and Relationship Functioning in Military Couples and Families. Journal of Family Theory & Review 10:3, pages 566-586

Jakubowski SF, Milne EP, Brunner H, A review of empirically supported marital enrichment programs. Fam Relat. 2004;53(5):528–36. 


Fortune-Britt AG, Nieuwsma JA, Gierisch JM, Evaluating the implementation and sustainability of a program for enhancing Veterans’ intimate relationships. Mil Med. 2015;180(6):676–83. https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00336. Medline:26032383 Google Scholar

Mancini JA, Marek LI. Sustaining community-based programs for families: conceptualization and measurement. Fam Relat. 2004;53(4):339–47. 


Evashwick C, Ory M. Organizational characteristics of successful innovative health care programs sustained over time. Fam Community Health. 2003;26(3):177–93. 


Stetler CB, Ritchie JA, Rycroft-Malone J, Institutionalizing evidence-based practice: an organizational case study using a model of strategic change. Implement Sci. 2009;4:78. 

Proctor E, Silmere H, Raghavan R, Outcomes for implementation research: conceptual distinctions, measurement challenges, and research agenda. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2011;38(2):65–76. 
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