scholarly journals Problem-focused coping mediates the effect of subclinical trauma symptoms in returning service members on psychological distress in their civilian partners.

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 288-292
Author(s):  
Brian Lovell ◽  
Shauna Gaszka
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Trauma Symptoms

Attachment, couple communication, and family functioning in relation to psychological distress among service members and veterans.

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-255
Author(s):  
Shelley A. Riggs ◽  
Emily Raiche ◽  
Suzannah K. Creech ◽  
James McGuffin ◽  
Daniel H. Romero
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Couple Communication

Living in Uncertain Times: Pre-existing Mental Health Symptoms, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Perceived COVID-19 Threat as Predictors of Psychological Distress During the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn M Bell ◽  
Diane Holmberg
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Intolerance Of Uncertainty ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Trauma Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Distress Intolerance ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Threat Levels

Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, people are facing heightened uncertainty about the future and increasing rates of psychological distress. Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and perceived COVID-19 threat may be contributing to mental health problems. This study investigated changes in mental health problems prior to and during the first two pandemic waves in the U.S., and the extent to which IU and perceived COVID-19 threat predicted these problems. MTurk participants (n=192; 50% women) were recruited from a pre-pandemic study in December 2019/January 2020 for a follow-up study on COVID-19 experiences, across five timepoints between April and August 2020. IU, perceived COVID-19 threat, and mental health problems (i.e., worry, COVID-19 fear, and trauma symptoms) were assessed. On average, mental health problems were not elevated, relative to pre-pandemic levels, and remained stable across time. Heightened IU and perceived COVID-19 threat were associated with more mental health problems. Surprisingly, objective measures of COVID-19 threat (e.g., state case rates) showed no associations with IU, and were slightly negatively correlated with psychological distress and perceived threat. Pre-existing mental health symptoms, IU and perceived COVID-19 threat may foster vulnerability to mental health problems during the pandemic, more so than objective threat levels.

scholarly journals Distress in spouses of service members with symptoms of combat-related PTSD: Secondary traumatic stress or general psychological distress?

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith D. Renshaw ◽  
Elizabeth S. Allen ◽  
Galena K. Rhoades ◽  
Rebecca K. Blais ◽  
Howard J. Markman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽  
Service Members ◽  
General Psychological Distress

Psychological Consequences of Work Injury: Personality, Trauma and Psychological Distress Symptoms of Noninjured Workers and Injured Workers Returning To, or Remaining at Work

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy L. Wall ◽  
James R.P. Ogloff ◽  
Shirley A. Morrissey
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Work Disability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Injured Workers ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Trauma Symptoms ◽  
Emotional Instability ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Clinical Interviews ◽  
Distress Symptoms

AbstractDespite growing recognition of the importance of psychosocial factors in reducing ongoing work disability, research into the psychological consequences for injured workers who remain at, or return to work is limited. This study compares injured workers who have returned to, or remained at, work with noninjured workers on measures of personality, trauma symptoms, and symptoms of psychological distress. Data from structured clinical interviews, psychological and self-report questionnaires were gathered from 29 workers, 14 of whom were recovering from an injury at the time of participation. Injured workers demonstrated higher levels of Neuroticism and lower Extraversion, indicating greater emotional instability and lower capacity for adaptively coping with stress when compared to noninjured workers. They also reported subclinical elevations on scales of trauma symptoms, and greater levels of depressive symptoms, somatic complaints, anxiety and sleep disturbance in comparison with noninjured workers. These results suggest that the psychological consequences for workers who return to, or remain at, work following injury may reduce adaptation and increase vulnerability to secondary work disability.

Grief-processing-based psychological intervention for children orphaned by AIDS in central China: A pilot study

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 609-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuyun Lin ◽  
Xiaoyi Fang ◽  
Peilian Chi ◽  
Xiaoming Li ◽  
Wenrui Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Central China ◽  
Individual Growth ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Trauma Symptoms

A group of 124 children orphaned by AIDS (COA), who resided in two orphanages funded by the Chinese government, participated in a study investigating the efficacy of a grief-processing-based psychological group intervention. This psychological intervention program was designed to specifically help COA process their grief and reduce their psychological distress. Six sessions of group intervention focused on processing grief, reducing traumatic symptoms and psychological distress, and fostering hope about the future. At the three-month post-test, children in both groups (intervention group and control group) reported significant reduction in trauma symptoms and demonstrated similar levels of hope. However, the intervention group reported significantly increased levels of grief processing and decreased levels of trauma symptoms, depression, and threat appraisal. The intervention group also reported subjective improvements in mood, relationships, individual growth, self-confidence, and perceived social support. These outcomes supported the potential efficacy of grief-processing-based psychological intervention to reduce the psychological distress among COA.

scholarly journals Protective Factors for Mental Disorders and Psychological Distress in Female, Compared with Male, Service Members in a Representative Sample

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
pp. 570-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie P Mota ◽  
Maria Medved ◽  
Debbie Whitney ◽  
Diane Hiebert-Murphy ◽  
Jitender Sareen
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Service Members

scholarly journals A Retrospective Study of Demographic, Medical, and Psychological Predictors of Readiness in Service Members With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian C Schneider ◽  
Felicia Hendrix-Bennett ◽  
Hind A Beydoun ◽  
Brick Johnstone
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Personality Assessment Inventory ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Work Status ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses ◽  
Military Work

ABSTRACT Introduction Given the significant number of service members who have incurred mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) over the past two decades, this study was completed to determine the relative contribution of demographic, TBI-related, and psychological factors that predict the readiness of service members with primarily mild TBI. Methods and Materials This retrospective study included 141 service members who were evaluated at an outpatient military TBI rehabilitation clinic. Information regarding demographics, TBI-related variables, and psychological factors was collected and entered into hierarchical multinomial logistic regressions to predict military work status. Demographic predictor variables included age, race, gender, rank, service branch; TBI-specific variables including time since injury and neuropsychological variables (i.e., Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV) Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ) and Processing Speed Indices; California Verbal Learning Test-IV total recall t-score); and psychiatric variables including concomitant psychiatric diagnoses and Personality Assessment Inventory indices. The outcome variable was the service member’s military work status (i.e., return to duty (RTD); Medical Evaluation Board-disabled (MEB); retired) at time of discharge from the TBI clinic. Results Statistical analyses indicated that the total model predicted 31% of the variance in work status, with demographics predicting 16% of the variance, concomitant psychiatric diagnoses and WAIS-IV FSIQ predicting an additional 12%, and subjective somatic/psychological distress (Personality Assessment Inventory indices) predicting an additional 3%. Regarding the primary groups of interest (i.e., RTD vs. MEB), stepwise regressions indicated that those who RTD have higher intelligence and report less physical/psychological distress than the disabled group. Conclusions In general, those service members who were able to RTD versus those who were classified as disabled (MEB) were of higher IQ and reported less somatic/psychological distress. Of note, traditional indices of TBI severity did not predict the ability of the sample to RTD. The results suggest the importance of treating psychological conditions and identifying possible indicators of resilience (e.g., higher intelligence) to increase the readiness of service members with mild TBI.

Protective Buffering by Service Members During Military Deployments: Associations with Psychological Distress and Relationship Functioning

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 525-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah P. Carter ◽  
Keith D. Renshaw ◽  
Timothy W. Curby ◽  
Elizabeth S. Allen ◽  
Howard J. Markman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
Military Deployments ◽  
Protective Buffering

Unit Acceptance and Psychological Distress Among LGB Military Service Members: Preliminary Findings from a National Survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-176
Author(s):  
Wyatt R. Evans ◽  
Christina M. Rincon ◽  
Peter Goldblum ◽  
Scott L. Johnston ◽  
Kimberly F. Balsam
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Military Service Members
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