Military Youth and the Deployment Cycle: Emotional Health Consequences and Recommendations for Intervention
Military Youth and the Deployment Cycle: Emotional Health Consequences and Recommendations for Intervention
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DOI：
10.1037/a0024534
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发表时间：
2011-08-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Spirito, Anthony
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作者：
Esposito-Smythers, Christianne;Wolff, Jennifer;Spirito, Anthony
美国军队包括220多万名志愿服务人员。已部署或正在准备部署的五分之三的服役人员有配偶和/或子女。与部署周期相关的压力源可能会导致儿童的抑郁、焦虑和行为问题，以及军人配偶的心理痛苦。此外，家庭成员的情绪和行为健康会影响军人在部署和重返社会期间的心理功能。尽管人们普遍认识到需要为军人家庭的年轻人提供情绪和行为健康服务，但许多有能力为他们提供服务的专业人员正在为如何最好地应对和选择适当的干预措施而苦苦挣扎。这篇论文的目的是提供一个基于经验和理论的回顾，以指导服务的提供和特别是针对军人青年的循证治疗的发展。这项审查概述了与部署周期有关的压力源、部署对青年及其照顾父母的情绪和行为健康影响，以及为军人家庭青年提供的现有预防和治疗服务。报告最后为经历与部署周期相关的情绪和行为健康症状的较大儿童和青少年提出了治疗建议。
The United States military force includes over 2.2 million volunteer service members. Three out of five service members who are deployed or are preparing for deployment have spouses and/or children. Stressors associated with the deployment cycle can lead to depression, anxiety, and behavior problems in children, as well as psychological distress in the military spouse. Further, the emotional and behavioral health of family members can affect the psychological functioning of the military service member during the deployment and reintegration periods. Despite widespread acknowledgment of the need for emotional and behavioral health services for youth from military families, many professionals in a position to serve them struggle with how to best respond and select appropriate interventions. The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirically based and theoretically informed review to guide service provision and the development of evidence based treatments for military youth in particular. This review includes an overview of stressors associated with the deployment cycle, emotional and behavioral health consequences of deployment on youth and their caretaking parent, and existing preventative and treatment services for youth from military families. It concludes with treatment recommendations for older children and adolescents experiencing emotional and behavioral health symptoms associated with the deployment cycle.