1. Understanding Soldiers' Behavioral Changes
Soldiers are trained to deal with threats and dangers during combat situations, but the experience of being in constant danger can have profound...
Soldiers are often faced with a unique set of challenges when returning home from war. One of the most difficult is readjusting to civilian life and coping with the emotional and psychological...
Research has shown that close romantic relationships can have profound effects on an individual's mental health, including their ability to cope with stress and trauma. This is especially true for...
The conflict between veterans' desire for intimacy and their experiences during deployment has been widely studied, but the effects it has on their ability to establish meaningful relationships have...
How do veterans negotiate intimacy when moral injury, hypervigilance, or existential reflection influence desire, affection, and responsiveness?
The term "moral injury" refers to a mental health...
How do shared combat experiences affect emotional vulnerability in romantic partnerships? This question has been asked many times before but few studies have explored this relationship thoroughly....
What are Internal Narratives?
Internal narratives are the thoughts and feelings that an individual has about themselves and their experiences. They can be positive or negative, and can influence...
When discussing sexual satisfaction in a relationship where one partner experiences emotional withdrawal or numbness from trauma-related issues such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it is...
Sexual Attraction and Bonding Under Combat Stress
Combat stress can be defined as a state of mental tension that results from experiencing or witnessing dangerous situations involving death,...
How Trauma Reshapes Veterans' Conceptualization of Pleasure, Desire, and Emotional Closeness
Trauma is one of the most significant experiences that individuals can face in their lives. It can have...