Deployments increase risk for adjustment problems in service members. To mitigate this increased risk, mental health training programs have been developed and implemented in several nations. As part of a coordinated effort, three nations adapted a U.S. mental health training program that had been validated by a series of group randomized trials demonstrating improvement in postdeployment adjust...

This study examined gender differences in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and symptom factors in the total U.S. active duty force. Data were drawn from the 2008 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors among Active Duty Military Personnel including 17,939 men and 6751 women from all services. The results indicated that women expressed more distress than men across ...

out the Goddard scores, the error arising from their re-evaluation according to Terman was eliminated. Since the results of tests by several different examiners were used, due to rather frequent changes in personnel, the ever-present question of the personal equation is opened. It is impossible to say how much effect differences in leniency of testing may have had on the results, but it is to b...

ABSTRACT The Benton Visual Retention Test which is ded.gned to assess visual perceptual, visual motor, and visuoconstructive abilities can give school personnel greater precision and range in testing. The standardization of this instrument was tested on 700 Houston elementary school students. Chronological age differences were maintained and correlation variances of IQs were slight. The test al...

AIM To determine the effect of anger management levels and communication skills of emergency department staff on their frequency of being exposed to violence. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey between 11 April and 15 October 2013 by using a questionnaire including descriptive features, anger management scale, and communica...

Blast-related head injuries are one of the most prevalent injuries among military personnel deployed in service of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Although several studies have evaluated symptoms after blast injury in military personnel, few studies compared them to nonblast injuries or measured symptoms within the acute stage after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Knowledge of acute symptoms will help d...

This study examines whether, as competition for readers and viewers increases among news producers, media organizations are focusing on hiring individuals whose talents most reflect the specific communication strengths and style of a particular medium, or whether news executives still seek more traditional journalistic skills in applicants. The study also examined differences in the types of ap...

Background and Objectives: To study gender differences and the impact of trauma on hospital personnel during war. In addition, to test the relationship between gender and PTSD symptoms via mediation model. Methods: A random sample of physicians, nurses and administrative staff (n = 106) that were assessed for demographics, and PTSD symptoms a month after the war between Lebanon and Israel erupt...