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Por Una Comunicología Compleja, Jesus Becerra Villegas Jan 2018

Por Una Comunicología Compleja, Jesus Becerra Villegas

Global Media Journal México

En la historia reciente de las “Ciencias de la comunicación” se registran diversos esfuerzos para constituir una comunicología capaz de dar cuenta suficiente de su objeto de estudio desde una ciencia unificada en torno a una o más de sus dimensiones. En tanto, otras disciplinas han roto con paradigmas reduccionistas para emprender una nueva fase en que construyen y abordan sus problemas como complejos. A manera de ensayo, el documento desarrolla una propuesta fundacional de una comunicología de la complejidad a partir del llamado “pensamiento complejo” cultivado por las disciplinas naturales. Una vez caracterizadas las propiedades de la complejidad que …

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Old Issues New Perspectives, Ronald Griffin Jan 2018

Old Issues New Perspectives, Ronald Griffin

Faculty Books and Book Contributions

The book commences with Ronald C. Griffin‟s essay Ghost Town: The Death of Marriage, the Birth of Cohabitation, and the Emergence of the Single Woman. In his essay he revisits the history of marriage, the economics of marriage, the rise and demise of childhood, the emergence of new couplings and the social traumas that come with them.

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Interpersonal Chemistry In Friendships And Romantic Relationships, Kelly Campbell, Jessie Nelson, Michele L. Parker, Silvana Johnston Jan 2018

Interpersonal Chemistry In Friendships And Romantic Relationships, Kelly Campbell, Jessie Nelson, Michele L. Parker, Silvana Johnston

Psychology Faculty Publications

Interpersonal chemistry refers to a perceived instant connection that exists when meeting a person for the first time. In this study, we inductively explored the characteristics of friendship and romantic chemistry for men and women. A social constructionist lens guided our data collection and interpretation. The sample consisted of 362 ethnically diverse individuals (men = 162, women = 200) who completed an online survey. Using textual coding methods, we identified the core themes for interpersonal chemistry as: Reciprocal candor, mutual enjoyment, attraction, similarities, personableness, love, instant connection, and indescribable factors. The similarities theme was more characteristic of friendship than romantic …

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Course Catalog 2018-2019, Csusb Jan 2018

Course Catalog 2018-2019, Csusb

CSUSB Course Catalog

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Csusb Statistical Factbook (2018), California State University, San Bernardino Jan 2018

Csusb Statistical Factbook (2018), California State University, San Bernardino

CSUSB Statistical Factbook

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Interim Project Descriptions 2018, Wofford College. Committee On The Interim Jan 2018

Interim Project Descriptions 2018, Wofford College. Committee On The Interim

Interim Catalogues

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2018 Undergraduate Research And Creative Inquiry Symposium Book Of Abstracts, North Carolina Agricultural And Technical State University Jan 2018

2018 Undergraduate Research And Creative Inquiry Symposium Book Of Abstracts, North Carolina Agricultural And Technical State University

Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Symposia

Book of Abstracts for Fall 2018 OUR Symposium

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Modeling Mayfly Nymph Length Distribution And Population Dynamics Across A Gradient Of Stream Temperatures And Stream Types, Jeremy Anthony, Jennifer Baccam, Imanuel Bier, Emily Gregg, Leif Halverson, Ryan Mulcahy, Emmanuel Okanla, Samira A. Osman, Adam R. Pancoast, Kevin C. Schultz, Alex Sushko, Jennifer Vorarath, Yia Vue, Austin Wagner, Emily Gaenzle Schilling, John Zobitz Jan 2018

Modeling Mayfly Nymph Length Distribution And Population Dynamics Across A Gradient Of Stream Temperatures And Stream Types, Jeremy Anthony, Jennifer Baccam, Imanuel Bier, Emily Gregg, Leif Halverson, Ryan Mulcahy, Emmanuel Okanla, Samira A. Osman, Adam R. Pancoast, Kevin C. Schultz, Alex Sushko, Jennifer Vorarath, Yia Vue, Austin Wagner, Emily Gaenzle Schilling, John Zobitz

Faculty Authored Articles

We analyze a process-based temperature model for the length distribution and population over time of mayfly nymphs. Model parameters are estimated using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo parameter estimation method utilizing length distribution data at five different stream sites. Two different models (a standard exponential model and a modified Weibull model) of mayfly mortality are evaluated, where in both cases mayfly length growth is a function of stream temperature. Based on model-data comparisons to the modeled length distribution and the Bayesian Information Criterion, we found that approaches that length distribution data can reliably estimate 2–3 model parameters. Future model development …

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Ted Talks: What Makes Ideas Worth Spreading?, Madeline M. Rost Jan 2018

Ted Talks: What Makes Ideas Worth Spreading?, Madeline M. Rost

Award Winning Papers

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Group Ii Intron Inhibits Conjugative Relaxase Expression In Bacteria By Mrna Targeting, Marlene Belfort, Dorie Smith, Carol Lyn Pizza, Guosheng Qu Jan 2018

Group Ii Intron Inhibits Conjugative Relaxase Expression In Bacteria By Mrna Targeting, Marlene Belfort, Dorie Smith, Carol Lyn Pizza, Guosheng Qu

Biological Sciences Faculty Scholarship

Group II introns are mobile ribozymes that are rare in bacterial genomes, often cohabiting with various mobile elements, and seldom interrupting housekeeping genes. What accounts for this distribution has not been well understood. Here, we demonstrate that Ll.LtrB, the group II intron residing in a relaxase gene on a conjugative plasmid from Lactococcus lactis, inhibits its host gene expression and restrains the naturally cohabiting mobile element from conjugative horizontal transfer. We show that reduction in gene expression is mainly at the mRNA level, and results from the interaction between exon-binding sequences (EBSs) in the intron and intron-binding sequences (IBSs) …

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Investigating The Isolation And Amplification Of Micrornas For Forensic Body Fluid Identification, Kelsie R. O'Leary, Claire L. Glynn Jan 2018

Investigating The Isolation And Amplification Of Micrornas For Forensic Body Fluid Identification, Kelsie R. O'Leary, Claire L. Glynn

Forensic Science Publications

Background: The discovery of forensic DNA typing evolved molecular biology far beyond what could have been expected in terms of its forensic application, and now there exists other developments in molecular biology which are ready for application to forensic challenges. One such challenge is the identification of the body fluid source of stains recovered from evidence items and crime scenes. Currently there are significant efforts in the research field to develop novel methods for the molecular identification of body fluids, with microRNAs (miRNAs) revealing great potential. MiRNAs have been shown to have high tissue specificity and are less susceptible to …

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Flow Energy Harvesting Based On Oscillating Passively-Deforming Airfoils, Firas F. Siala Jan 2018

Flow Energy Harvesting Based On Oscillating Passively-Deforming Airfoils, Firas F. Siala

Link Foundation Energy Fellowship Reports

The rising global trend to reduce dependence on fossil fuels has provided significant motivation toward the development of alternative energy conversion methods and new technologies to improve their efficiency. Recently, the idea of using oscillating airfoils has been gaining a wider scope of attention as a means of extracting kinetic energy from streams, rivers, tidal flows and wind (Xiao & Zhu 2014). A large contribution to the existing knowledge has come through the studies of animal flight and swimming (Drucker & Lauder 1999; Triantafyllou et al. 2000; Sane 2003; Ho et al. 2003), where the oscillatory/flapping motion of wings or …

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Anxiety Reduction Among Washington County Jail Inmates: A Community Service Project, Tyler J. Back, Laura Bakke, Daniel Cuppy Jan 2018

Anxiety Reduction Among Washington County Jail Inmates: A Community Service Project, Tyler J. Back, Laura Bakke, Daniel Cuppy

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The general principle of anxiety has been thoroughly studied in many populations and shown to have variable underlying etiology, partially related to abnormalities in brain chemistry as well as unfamiliar or uncomfortable social situations. The role of environmental factors pertaining to anxiety is the particular interest of this community service project, to which the research team and the staff of the Washington County Jail have focused the efforts of this community service project in improving and reducing anxiety levels among Washington County Jail inmates.The research team and the staff of the Washington County Jail identified the use of pharmacologic agents …

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Menstrual Cycle As A Vital Sign, Lauren Elizabeth Bennett, Lisa M. Brown Jan 2018

Menstrual Cycle As A Vital Sign, Lauren Elizabeth Bennett, Lisa M. Brown

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine and explore which factors affect the menstrual cycle and how the menstrual cycle has a significant health impact on women’s lives. Theoretical framework: Dorothea Orem, with the Orem Model of Nursing is patient driven. Orem’s beliefs are based on promoting life processes, modes of functioning within health and disease, growth and development, and movement within space. Learning about menstrual cycles and fertility, achieving or preventing pregnancy, delivering a baby, and becoming a mother are all comprised of multiple journeys that are intertwined within one another in women’s health. Research articles: Twenty-two …

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A Community Outreach Project Assisting Evergreen Elementary School With Students’ Nutritional Needs, Robin C. Erickson, Nicole Roach, Megan Smith Jan 2018

A Community Outreach Project Assisting Evergreen Elementary School With Students’ Nutritional Needs, Robin C. Erickson, Nicole Roach, Megan Smith

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Nine months out of the year, students within the United States attend elementary school to be educated on English, mathematics, history, and other topics. The Anoka- Hennepin School District’s philosophy of an elementary education highlights many important factors for success in school but neglects to highlight nutrition as one of the factors. The purpose of our community outreach project is aimed at reducing the stress of hunger for the students at Evergreen Elementary School (EES) by implementing a food drive. Through the food drive, the project team members were able to collect various donations including food, clothing items, and hygiene …

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Autism Spectrum Disorder And Family Impact, Angela J. Goodwin Jan 2018

Autism Spectrum Disorder And Family Impact, Angela J. Goodwin

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Primary caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) face various specific challenges no matter the severity of their child’s ASD. Children with autism experience difficulty with social interaction and communication and experience restricted or repetitive thoughts or patterns of behavior. Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) face challenges directly related to their child’s diagnosis. Parenting a child with autism exhibits high amounts of stress, and affects mothers and fathers differently. Parents who are able to successfully find coping mechanisms such as increased social support, participation in their child’s therapy, and increased optimism can assist them in parenting …

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Connections Between Students With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders And Gang Affiliated Youth: How Educators Can Play A Role In Prevention, Meghan K. Herlofsky Jan 2018

Connections Between Students With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders And Gang Affiliated Youth: How Educators Can Play A Role In Prevention, Meghan K. Herlofsky

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This paper identifies the risk factors shared by students who receive special education services under the category of emotional and behavioral disorders and gang affiliated youth. It also recognizes the role an educator can play in the identification of these risk factors and the prevention of gang involvement. The connection between both focus groups is profound and often a result of an environment not chosen by the student. Through educator awareness, early intervention and ongoing efforts, students with emotional and behavioral disorders may be dissuaded from affiliation changing not only their lives but potentially future lives.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Impact Of Toxic Stress And Complex Trauma On The Developing Child, Rebecca J. Holman Jan 2018

Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Impact Of Toxic Stress And Complex Trauma On The Developing Child, Rebecca J. Holman

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Adverse childhood experiences have been found to increase the likelihood of immediate and long-term negative impacts on children. Adverse childhood experiences are complex traumatic events that can produce a powerful stress response in a child’s brain and body, which has the potential to influence their development. Children with adverse traumatic experiences are at an increased risk for altered neurodevelopment due to the influence of toxic stress. Research has shown this altered development to be associated with many negative outcomes, including adopting health risk behaviors, disease, behavior problems, and social, emotional and cognitive impairment. These negative outcomes have the potential to …

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Finding The Gold Standard Intervention For Social Skills Deficits In Autism Spectrum Disorders, Molly Delia Hunholz Jan 2018

Finding The Gold Standard Intervention For Social Skills Deficits In Autism Spectrum Disorders, Molly Delia Hunholz

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This literature review focuses on finding research supported techniques to teach social skills to students with autism and to compare each curriculum in terms of generalization of skills, acquisition of new skills, ease of parent use, and student enjoyment. The goal of this review is to discover whether there really is a “gold standard” for social skill curriculum for students with autism or if there are many different curricula that are “gold standards” in specific skill areas. This literature review answers many questions about the way social skills are taught to students with ASD. The results lead one to ask …

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Teacher Practices And Behaviors That Increase Student Achievement When Implementing 1:1 Technology In The Classroom, Jared P. Jacobs Jan 2018

Teacher Practices And Behaviors That Increase Student Achievement When Implementing 1:1 Technology In The Classroom, Jared P. Jacobs

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This paper examines the research related to the impact of 1:1 technology initiatives on student achievement. There are studies that show students using 1:1 technology have improved test scores in a variety of subjects, and there is literature that highlights specific methods for using 1:1 technology in the classroom. Many different opportunities for improved instruction are explored which break down into four main categories; increasing the amount of time students spend in class, 21st century skills, assistance to all learners, and advanced pedagogy. Additionally, different challenges that must be overcome in order to implement a strong 1:1 technology program are …

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Unrecognized Talent: Guiding Secondary Students With Autism Towards Careers In Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics, Torry Robert Kraftson Jan 2018

Unrecognized Talent: Guiding Secondary Students With Autism Towards Careers In Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics, Torry Robert Kraftson

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Individuals with Autism have strengths and abilities that are often overlooked in light of their disability. With strengths in the area of systemizing, individuals with autism have the opportunity to excel in educational and career opportunities that draw on these strengths, namely in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Individuals with Autism who pursue STEM opportunities will need appropriate supports along the way. Students with Autism find strong support systems in high school, but the level of support diminishes significantly in adulthood. Secondary educators can help prepare students with Autism for a successful progression to adulthood by …

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Poverty And Special Education: Disproportionality And Unmet Student Needs, Andrea Crystal Lahti Jan 2018

Poverty And Special Education: Disproportionality And Unmet Student Needs, Andrea Crystal Lahti

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In recent years, policy concerns have regarded over-representation of minority students in special education as a problem in schools across the United States. While over-representation may be an issue for some racial groups, there is a lurking problem of inequality in the accessibility of education for certain students. The literature reviews various topics related to the impact poverty can have on learning trajectories including intersecting racial inequalities and disproportionality in special education, successful interventions in high-poverty schools, and limits to accessing special education services. The literature highlights the potentially unmet needs of students living in poverty of varying racial and …

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An Application Of Collaborative And Proactive Solutions In A High School Special Education Program, Jesse David Kwakenat Jan 2018

An Application Of Collaborative And Proactive Solutions In A High School Special Education Program, Jesse David Kwakenat

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By examining the foundational concepts of learned helplessness, motivation, and a child’s self-perception of control, this thesis examines why students who appear to lack motivation or self-regulation behave in the manner in which they do, both in general education as well as special education. The thesis then examines research pertaining to interventional strategies and their efficacy in addressing students identified as having low motivation. The conclusion summarizes a brief trial of Dr. Ross Greene’s Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (Greene, R.W., 2008) interventional model for children struggling with behavioral and academic skills acquisition that was conducted at Saint Paul Central High …

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Effective Learning And Behavioral Strategies And Supports For Low Functioning Students With Autism, Brennan O'Brien Mckeag Jan 2018

Effective Learning And Behavioral Strategies And Supports For Low Functioning Students With Autism, Brennan O'Brien Mckeag

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This thesis set out to research current literature and research regarding various aspects of working with low functioning students with autism. It contains information regarding learning styles for typically functioning students, as well as learning styles and strategies for low functioning students with autism. Examined closely in this thesis are the pieces that go into developing a comprehensive treatment plan for students with autism. It covers three different levels of academic and behavior interventions, as well as the implications they could hold for low functioning students with autism. Communication skills and strategies were also examined and expert practitioner interviews were …

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Social Emotional And Cognitive Benefits Of Animal Assisted Therapy For Students With Disabilities, Rochelle Danielle Molde Jan 2018

Social Emotional And Cognitive Benefits Of Animal Assisted Therapy For Students With Disabilities, Rochelle Danielle Molde

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Research has shown that incorporating the use of a therapy dog in a school setting can reduce stress and anxiety, lower blood pressure, promote positive social interactions among peers, boost confidence, and increase motivation for learning in certain academic areas such as reading. The presence of a therapy dog generates an overall calming atmosphere in the classroom, resulting in students who are more willing to participate, engage in empathy, and display responsibility. The author of this thesis researched the social, emotional, and cognitive benefits of utilizing a therapy dog in the school setting with students with disabilities. A literature review …

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Elevated Anxiety In Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder And The Implications Of Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapies As An Effective Treatment Plan, Nichole L. Olsen Jan 2018

Elevated Anxiety In Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder And The Implications Of Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapies As An Effective Treatment Plan, Nichole L. Olsen

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As educators, we have seen Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), anxiety levels, mental health issues, and explosive behaviors rise in the general education population as well as the special education population in the last five years. The need for effective research based treatment plans is a very high demand in order to best serve our rising ASD population with comorbid anxiety in the school setting. There is building evidence in research that supports positive outcomes when using Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT) for adolescents with ASD comorbid with anxiety who have some emotion recognition abilities as well as age appropriate intellectual and …

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Obesity And Eating Disorders Prevention Programs: Effects On Adolescents And Young Adults With Weight Related Conditions, Jean Marie Parsons Jan 2018

Obesity And Eating Disorders Prevention Programs: Effects On Adolescents And Young Adults With Weight Related Conditions, Jean Marie Parsons

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Background: With implementation of healthy weight education programs throughout schools, questions have been raised whether a preoccupation with obesity prevention contributes to an increase in the incidence of eating disorders. The purpose of this critical review of research is to compare obesity prevention programs and eating disorder prevention programs and possible unintended negative effects on adolescents with weight-related conditions. Theoretical Framework: Neuman Systems Model and Erickson’s Psychosocial Development were used. While Neuman theorizes a human being is a total person characterized by physiological, psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, and developmental factors, Erickson focuses on identity versus role confusion at the adolescent age. …

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The Maternal And Neonatal Outcomes Of Utilizing Nitrous Oxide For Labor Analgesia, Joy L. Sayler Jan 2018

The Maternal And Neonatal Outcomes Of Utilizing Nitrous Oxide For Labor Analgesia, Joy L. Sayler

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Background: Inhaled nitrous oxide has been used in many developing countries for labor analgesia but fell out of practice in the United States over the past 40 years. Recently it has been reintroduced into practice in the U.S. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the literature in order to determine the maternal and neonatal effects of utilizing nitrous oxide for labor analgesia. Methods: Twenty research articles were critically reviewed in order to determine the maternal and neonatal effects of utilizing nitrous oxide for labor analgesia. Results: Nitrous oxide appears to be safe for both mother and …

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Barriers To Effective Technology Adoption And Integration, Tyler Wiegert Jan 2018

Barriers To Effective Technology Adoption And Integration, Tyler Wiegert

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This study reviews the available literature to identify the barriers to technology adoption, which encompasses professional, efficiency-driven uses of technology by teachers and students, and to technology integration, which encompasses pedagogically sound, student-learning-driven uses of technology in the classroom. It also seeks to explore the relationship between the ongoing emphasis and pressure to adopt and integrate technology and occurrences of teacher burnout. Factors influencing technology adoption were determined to include demographic factors, teacher beliefs and attitudes toward technology, and self-efficacy. Technology integration was influenced by similar factors, as well as district-level policies and professional development. Technology adoption and integration efforts …

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The Efficacy Of Mindfulness Based Interventions For Soldiers And Veterans, Adam Clark Jan 2018

The Efficacy Of Mindfulness Based Interventions For Soldiers And Veterans, Adam Clark

Selected Full Text Dissertations, 2011-

The psychological impacts of war can be devastating for soldiers and veterans. Even for those who have not seen combat, military service can be a stressful experience. Although posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been identified as the most common form of psychopathology in this population, military personnel are susceptible to a variety of other mental illnesses, including anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders (Prigerson, Maciejewski, & Rosenheck, 2002). Meta-analytic reviews demonstrate the efficacy of exposure-based interventions for soldiers and veterans with symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTS), but results are inconclusive regarding the efficacy of other treatments for military servicemembers (Kitchiner, …

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