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View article: Asian American Women’s Experiences of Health Care Inaccessibility and Associated Health Outcomes: A Mixed-Methods Study
Asian American Women’s Experiences of Health Care Inaccessibility and Associated Health Outcomes: A Mixed-Methods Study Open
Objectives: Asian American women face significant barriers to health care access, including socioeconomic, insurance, and language difficulties. The current study aimed to examine Asian American women’s experiences of health care inaccessi…
View article: Bringing MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD to traditional healthcare systems: tending to set and setting
Bringing MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD to traditional healthcare systems: tending to set and setting Open
Although effective evidence-based trauma-focused psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are available, a significant proportion of patients show a suboptimal response or do not complete them. MDMA-assisted therapy (MDMA-A…
View article: Discrepancies in perceptions of <scp>PTSD</scp> symptoms among veteran couples: Links to poorer relationship and individual functioning
Discrepancies in perceptions of <span>PTSD</span> symptoms among veteran couples: Links to poorer relationship and individual functioning Open
Veteran and intimate partner perceptions of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may differ, and little is known about how agreement or disagreement on symptom severity is related to relationship satisfaction. Veterans and their partners (…
View article: A novel framework for ketamine-assisted couple therapy
A novel framework for ketamine-assisted couple therapy Open
Intimate relationship distress is prevalent and is associated with poorer health, mental health, and mortality outcomes. Evidence-based couple therapies target cognitive, behavioral, and emotional processes that underlie relationship dysfu…
View article: Examining veterans’ preferences for how to deliver couples-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: Home-based telehealth or in-person?
Examining veterans’ preferences for how to deliver couples-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: Home-based telehealth or in-person? Open
Understanding the modality by which veterans prefer to receive couples-based posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment (i.e., home-based telehealth, in-person) may increase engagement in PTSD psychotherapy. This study aimed to underst…
View article: Use of telemental health for VA family services before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Use of telemental health for VA family services before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Open
Military veterans experiencing relationship or family difficulties are able to access family services (i.e., couple and family therapy) through the Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System. Although family services have historically been p…
View article: A randomized trial of brief couple therapy for PTSD and relationshipsatisfaction.
A randomized trial of brief couple therapy for PTSD and relationshipsatisfaction. Open
A briefer, more scalable version of CBCT showed sustained effectiveness relative to an active control for improving PTSD symptoms when delivered in-person or via telehealth. Both bCBCT and couples' psychoeducation improved psychosocial and…
View article: Interpersonal trauma histories and relationship functioning among LGB Veteran couples seeking PTSD treatment
Interpersonal trauma histories and relationship functioning among LGB Veteran couples seeking PTSD treatment Open
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) Veterans report greater emotional distress, trauma exposure, and PTSD rates than both LGB civilians and non-LGB Veterans. Traumatic experiences impact intimate relationships, potentially placing LGB Veteran…
View article: VA family service access and utilization in a national sample of veterans.
VA family service access and utilization in a national sample of veterans. Open
Relationship and family difficulties are common experiences for military veterans, who are able to access family services (i.e., couple and family therapy) through the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System. This study examines demographi…
View article: Genetic sensitivity predicts long-term psychological benefits of a relationship education program for married couples.
Genetic sensitivity predicts long-term psychological benefits of a relationship education program for married couples. Open
Findings provide further evidence that people differ substantially in their response to the positive effects of psychological intervention as a function of individual differences in genetic sensitivity, with more sensitive participants pot…
View article: Adverse childhood experiences, mental health, and relationship satisfaction in military couples.
Adverse childhood experiences, mental health, and relationship satisfaction in military couples. Open
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been found to influence one's own mental health and relationship satisfaction in adulthood; however, the association between one's own ACEs and their partner's individual and relationship functioni…
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Issue Information Open
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View article: The development of Couple HOPES: a guided online intervention for PTSD and relationship satisfaction enhancement
The development of Couple HOPES: a guided online intervention for PTSD and relationship satisfaction enhancement Open
Background: Couple HOPES (Helping Overcome PTSD and Enhance Satisfaction) was created to help overcome a range of barriers to accessing psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and commonly associated intimate relationship pr…
View article: Effectiveness of online OurRelationship and ePREP programs for low-income military couples.
Effectiveness of online OurRelationship and ePREP programs for low-income military couples. Open
These online relationship interventions improved relationship functioning for military couples. More research is needed to test these interventions among clinically impaired military populations and to explore potential for improving progr…
View article: Political party identification and romantic relationship quality.
Political party identification and romantic relationship quality. Open
Although there are studies on voting similarity in mate selection, very little research has examined party identification and relationship quality. We assessed associations between reports of personal and partner voting behavior (Democrat,…
View article: Online programs improve relationship functioning for distressed low-income couples: Results from a nationwide randomized controlled trial.
Online programs improve relationship functioning for distressed low-income couples: Results from a nationwide randomized controlled trial. Open
The results indicate that brief, web-based interventions can serve a central role in delivering effective services to low-income couples. Additionally, the general equivalence of the two interventions indicates that both communication-focu…
View article: Defining the Relationship: Intentional Decision-Making and Sexual Risk in Adolescent and Young Adult Romantic Relationships
Defining the Relationship: Intentional Decision-Making and Sexual Risk in Adolescent and Young Adult Romantic Relationships Open
This dissertation presents three manuscripts addressing different sets of findings related to the "defining the relationship" (DTR) talk in adolescents' and young adults' romantic relationships. Paper 1 describes descriptive results from t…
View article: Between- and within-subject associations of PTSD symptom clusters and marital functioning in military couples.
Between- and within-subject associations of PTSD symptom clusters and marital functioning in military couples. Open
Using data from 570 male service members and their wives, the current study investigated over-time associations between male service members' self-report of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and marital functioning (marital sat…
View article: Within‐ and Between‐Family Associations of Marital Functioning and Child Well‐being
Within‐ and Between‐Family Associations of Marital Functioning and Child Well‐being Open
This study clarifies within‐family and between‐family links between marital functioning and child well‐being. Expanding on existing prospective research, this study tests whether changes in parents' marital functioning are associated with …