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Family Reintegration Following Guard Deployment.

PB2013103245

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Messecar, D. C.
Page Count	102
Abstract	As large numbers of deployed Guard members have returned home, there is still concern that they may not have been fully prepared to face the challenges of family reintegration. Though return from deployment can be a happy occasion, homecoming can turn into a stressful event for troops and their families who are not alert to the impact of changes that occurred during separation. Further, the individual returning from deployment may still be experiencing the stressful effects of deployment and these problems may only start to emerge after the honey moon of reunification has passed. Indeed, for some veterans the acute responses to stress they developed while deployed persist and their symptoms become chronic. It is expected that issues with family reintegration will continue be a concern for many Guard families and that for some of them the problems will be serious. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and describe the experiences of family reintegration of Guard members deployed in the Global War on Terror and elicit their perceptions of what would be helpful to them as they face these challenges. The specific aims of this study were: To describe veterans and families perceptions of: Aim 1. Their experience with family reintegration and the challenges reintegration presents; Aim 2. Resources and strategies that would assist them with the reintegration process.
Keywords	Family reintegration Deployment Wartime separation Marital adversity Family support
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Oregon Health and Sciences Univ., Portland.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201307

Family Reintegration Following Guard Deployment.

Family Reintegration Following Guard Deployment.
PB2013103245

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Messecar, D. C.
Page Count	102
Abstract	As large numbers of deployed Guard members have returned home, there is still concern that they may not have been fully prepared to face the challenges of family reintegration. Though return from deployment can be a happy occasion, homecoming can turn into a stressful event for troops and their families who are not alert to the impact of changes that occurred during separation. Further, the individual returning from deployment may still be experiencing the stressful effects of deployment and these problems may only start to emerge after the honey moon of reunification has passed. Indeed, for some veterans the acute responses to stress they developed while deployed persist and their symptoms become chronic. It is expected that issues with family reintegration will continue be a concern for many Guard families and that for some of them the problems will be serious. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and describe the experiences of family reintegration of Guard members deployed in the Global War on Terror and elicit their perceptions of what would be helpful to them as they face these challenges. The specific aims of this study were: To describe veterans and families perceptions of: Aim 1. Their experience with family reintegration and the challenges reintegration presents; Aim 2. Resources and strategies that would assist them with the reintegration process.
Keywords	Family reintegration Deployment Wartime separation Marital adversity Family support
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Oregon Health and Sciences Univ., Portland.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201307