Tag: military couples

Military families face many stresses and partners who tend to avoid dealing with issues directly before a deployment are more likely to have mental health and relationship problems after the soldier returns home, according to a recent U.S. study.

"A deployment is a stressful event for couples who endure a lengthy separation," said lead author Adrian Blow, a researcher at Michigan State University in East Lansing.

"Service members are deployed in a combat zone with all of the dangers involved. Partners are faced with numerous stressors back home," he told Reuters Health by e-mail.