Targeting relational aggression in veterans: the Strength at Home Friends and Family intervention

摘要: OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the effectiveness of Strength at Home Friends and Families (SAH-F), a dyadic group intervention to prevent relational aggression its negative consequences, in community-based sample service members/veterans significant others who reported difficulties. METHOD: Participants included 70 veterans their loved ones. Recruitment was conducted from October 2010 through March 2012. completed an initial assessment that measures functioning, depressive symptoms, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. were enrolled 10-week SAH-F targeting social information-processing mechanisms hypothesized underlie relationship between trauma reassessed program completion 3 months after intervention. RESULTS: Significant reductions psychological seen both 3-month follow-up for (standardized mean gain effect size [ESsg] = -0.45, P CONCLUSIONS: Results provide support reducing military member/significant other dyads enhancing quality mental health. Language: en