Holidays Apart From Family: Coping with Increased Stress

Abstract

Separation between family members during the holiday season often impact relationships. Military duty frequently requires prolonged absence of one or both parents. The timing of the separation can begin on special seasonal holidays, making the parting even more significant. Other aspects of separation can mean that traditional, memorable practices have to be adapted to meet special circumstances. Speakers will provide information about holiday stress for the family and the separated service member and share approaches to mitigate that stress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 17, 2011
Accession Number
ADA553310

Entities

People

  • Maggie M. Phillips
  • Mary Campise
  • Vladimir Nacev

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Adolescents
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Brain Injuries
  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Electronic Mail
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Internet
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Families
  • National Guard
  • Social Media
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design