Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
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Australas Psychiatry · Aug 2015
ReviewFamilies of returned defence force personnel: a changing landscape of challenges.
This paper aims to identify the key challenges experienced by the families of defence force personnel following deployment. ⋯ The challenges faced by defence force personnel when returning from deployment arise within a family context. Clinicians should thoroughly assess these factors in families following deployment, but also recognise family strengths and resilience to these challenges.