Veterans' perspectives on two transdiagnostic group workshops to improve military to civilian reintegration: A comparative thematic analysis.

Veterans deployed in the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn) face a multitude of challenges reintegrating into civilian life after military service. There is a need for evidence-based support programs to address the wide-reaching cognitive, psychological, and physical symptoms that can impede civilian reintegration. The present study incorporates quantitative and qualitative methods to assess veterans' experiences with two reintegration treatments (Short-Term Executive Plus-Home [SH] and Present Centered Group Therapy for Reintegration [PCGT-R]) within the context of a larger randomized clinical trial.

STEP-Home transdiagnostic group reintegration workshop to improve mental health outcomes for post-9/11 Veterans: Design, methods, and rationale for a randomized controlled behavioral trial.

Background: Many post-9/11 U.S. combat Veterans experience difficulty readjusting to civilian life after military service, including relationship problems, reduced work productivity, substance misuse, and increased anger control problems.

Feasibility of a Skills-Based Group Reintegration Workshop for OEF/OIF Veterans: STEP-Home.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of a newly developed reintegration workshop for Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans that is based on an evidence-based rehabilitation program shown to be effective in treating mild traumatic brain injury-related symptoms in civilians. Underutilization and resistance to mental health treatment remain a significant problem for OEF/OIF Veterans. Innovative, integrative, transdiagnostic, and acceptable interventions are needed, particularly for this heterogeneous group.