Category Archive for: "veterans"

Roles of Religion and Spirituality among Veterans Who Manage PTSD and Their Partners

March 15, 2018 ptsd, veterans

Traumatic events can have ripple effects on the survivor’s intimate relationships and on his or her religious/spirituality (R/S) beliefs and practices. Although both of these outcomes have been [...]
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Spiritual distress and dyadic adjustment in veterans and partners managing PTSD

January 24, 2018 ptsd, spiritual distress, spiritual struggle, veterans

This study explored the roles of spiritual distress and negative communication in relationship satisfaction among couples that include a veteran managing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). [...]
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Shelley Varner-Perez on Integrated Mental Health

January 19, 2018 mental health, veterans

Transforming Chaplaincy welcomes guest commentator Shelly Varner Perez, MDiv, BCC, who is a Transforming Chaplaincy fellow and clinical staff chaplain in the Portland VA Health Care System. For [...]
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Dr. Irene Harris on veterans’ moral injury

January 2, 2018 moral injury, psychological distress, religious/spiritual struggle, spiritual distress, trauma, veterans

Transforming Chaplaincy welcomes guest commentator Dr. J. Irene Harris, who is a psychologist in the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. Dr. Harris is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of [...]
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Morally injurious events and psychological distress among veterans: examining the mediating role of religious and spiritual struggles

December 18, 2017 psychology, spiritual struggle, veterans

OBJECTIVE: Potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs)-violations (perpetrated or witnessed) of one’s deeply held beliefs or values-have been associated with several forms of psychological [...]
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