Publications by authors named "Kelsey Madden"
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- Military service is largely male-dominated, leading to research predominantly focusing on male soldiers, but findings suggest that female military members experience similar or higher rates of mental health issues like PTSD.
- A longitudinal study of nearly 8,500 Australian Defence Force members tracked changes in mental health symptoms over five years, measuring factors like trauma exposure, resilience, and relationship satisfaction.
- The study found that while lifetime trauma exposure was a key predictor of mental health disorders for both sexes, self-reported resilience served as a significant protective factor for females, whereas being in a significant relationship helped protect males from subthreshold mental disorders.
Importance: Problematic anger is prevalent and associated with adjustment difficulties in military populations. To facilitate measurement of problematic anger, a very brief valid measure is needed.
Objective: To reduce the Dimensions of Anger Reactions 5-item (DAR-5) scale to a very brief measure.
Police members can be exposed to morally transgressive events with potential for lasting psychosocial and spiritual harm. Through interviews with police members and police chaplains across Australia and New Zealand, this qualitative study explores the current role that police chaplains play in supporting members exposed to morally transgressive events. The availability of chaplains across police services and the close alignment between the support they offer, and the support sought by police, indicates they have an important role.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Evidence suggests posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) involves an interplay between psychological manifestations and biological systems. Biological markers of PTSD could assist in identifying individuals with underlying dysregulation and increased risk; however, accurate and reliable biomarkers are yet to be identified.
Methods: A systematic review following the PRISMA guidelines was conducted.
The aim of this research was to describe the evidence examining the approaches taken by mental health providers (MHPs) and chaplains to address symptoms related to moral injury (MI) or exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs). This research also considers the implications for a holistic approach to address symptoms related to MI that combines mental health and chaplaincy work. A scoping review of literature was conducted using Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, Central Register of Controlled Trials, Proquest, Philosphers Index, CINAHL, SocINDEX, Academic Search Complete, Web of Science and Scopus databases using search terms related to MI and chaplaincy approaches or psychological approaches to MI.
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