Abstract
Non-combat-related violence manifests in a variety of ways, including suicidality and self-harm, sexual violence, intimate partner and domestic violence, and other violent criminal behaviors. In this final chapter, clinical implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed. The full extent of the impact of the training and deployment experiences on service members’ mental health, behavior, and propensity toward non-combat-related violence may be never known. However, identifying and addressing violent behavior and the factors enabling or exacerbating it is crucial for the long-term health and safety of service members, their families, and the communities in which they live.
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Baker, M.T. et al. (2023). Clinical Implications, Limitations, Future Directions, and Conclusions. In: Violence in the Military. SpringerBriefs in Psychology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26883-0_6
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