Sleep, Activity, and Nutrition Among an Army Sample: Strengths, Deficits, and Demographic Differences.

Sleep, activity, and nutrition (SAN) are key components in overall health, and an individual's knowledge about and self-confidence to engage in healthy SAN behaviors can have an impact on their actions. This evaluation examined SAN knowledge, self-confidence, and behaviors among U.S.

Mental Health Outcomes Associated with Risk and Resilience among Military-Connected Youth.

The present study aimed to describe patterns of risk and protective factors affecting U.S. Army families and their association with mental health diagnoses among military-connected children.

Mental health outcomes associated with profiles of risk and resilience among U.S. Army spouses.

The current study examined patterns of risk and protective factors among military families and associations with mental health diagnoses among U.S. Army spouses.

Current directions in military health-care provider resilience.

After more than a decade of war, the US military continues to place significant emphasis on psychological health and resilience. While research and programs that focus on the broader military community's resilience continue to emerge, less is known about and until recently little focus has been placed on military medical provider resilience. In this article, we review the literature on military medical provider resilience, provide an overview of the programmatic and technological advances designed to sustain and develop military medical provider resilience, and finally offer recommendations for future research.

A meta-analytic review of internalizing, externalizing, and academic adjustment among children of deployed military service members.

Parental deployment during military conflicts has the potential to impact child adjustment. As increased numbers of military Service members have children, it is critical to understand the association between military deployment and child adjustment. In order to resolve inconsistencies in the existing literature, we performed a meta-analytic review of 16 studies that report associations of military deployment with internalizing, externalizing, and academic adjustment among children.

The impact of parental deployment on child social and emotional functioning: perspectives of school staff.

Purpose: Since 2001, many military families have experienced multiple and extended deployments. Little is known about the effect of parental deployment on the well-being of children, and few, if any, studies to date have engaged school staff to understand whether and how parental deployments affect the behavioral, social, and emotional outcomes of youth in the school setting.

Methods: Focus groups and semi-structured interviews were conducted with teachers, counselors, and administrative staff at schools serving children from U.