Open AccessThe long and winding road to postsecondary education for U.S. veterans with invisible injuries.
Author(s) -
Nicholas A. Rattray,
Gala True,
Diatividad,
Michelle P. Salyers,
Richard M. Frankel,
Marina Kukla
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychiatric rehabilitation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1559-3126
pISSN - 1095-158X
DOI - 10.1037/prj0000375
Subject(s) - mental health , coping (psychology) , rehabilitation , psychology , psychological resilience , medicine , nursing , psychiatry , psychotherapist , neuroscience
Veterans with "invisible injuries" (a mental health diagnosis or a traumatic brain injury) often pursue higher education to enhance employment and community reintegration, but frequently experience challenges to success. This mixed methods study examined how the educational experiences of Veterans with invisible injuries become intertwined with broader transitions between military and civilian life and the resulting implications for rehabilitation services.