The well-being of children from military families

Since 2001, the rapid pace of deployments of military personnel who are parents has created additional concern for the emotional and behavioral health of their children. Repeated deployments create prolonged periods of uncertainty and an increased sense of danger on the part of children and at-home...

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Published inJournal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 27 - 30
Main Authors McGuinness, Teena M, McGuinness, John P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01.04.2014
Subjects
Adjustment
Adult
Anxiety
Armed forces
Behavior
Caregivers
Child
Child Behavior Disorders - epidemiology
Child Behavior Disorders - prevention & control
Child psychology
Child Welfare - statistics & numerical data
Children & youth
Childrens health
Disabled Children - statistics & numerical data
Families & family life
Female
Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data
Health Status
Humans
Male
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Military deployment
Military personnel
Military Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Military reserves
Parent-Child Relations
Parents
Parents & parenting
Stress
United States
United States
Alabama
United States > US
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Summary:Since 2001, the rapid pace of deployments of military personnel who are parents has created additional concern for the emotional and behavioral health of their children. Repeated deployments create prolonged periods of uncertainty and an increased sense of danger on the part of children and at-home spouses. Children of all ages have higher rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms. Academic problems for children of deployed parents also occur more frequently. The psychological stress of both at-home and deployed parents is associated with the child's level of emotional distress. Awareness of the possibility of greater challenges facing military families today is warranted to identify distress and referral to treatment.
ISSN:0279-3695
1938-2413
DOI:10.3928/02793695-20140304-01