Citation

Sipos ML, Foran HM, Wood MD, Wright KM, Barnhart VJ, Riviere LA, Adler AB. Psychol. Serv. 2014; 11(2): 185-191.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Educational Publishing Foundation)

DOI

10.1037/a0033308

PMID

24079352

Abstract

The present study examined behavioral health outcomes, risk behaviors, aggression, alcohol misuse, marital satisfaction, and attitudes toward reintegration associated with an alternative, front-loaded reintegration strategy compared with a more standardized reintegration process in soldiers returning from combat deployments. The type of reintegration strategy used did not predict differences in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, alcohol misuse, aggression, and marital satisfaction, although slightly higher reports of risk behaviors were found in the unit using the standard reintegration approach even after controlling for demographic covariates and combat exposure. These findings may help guide leadership when making decisions regarding reintegration approaches in the future. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved).

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