he Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS), the Dissociative Experiences Scale-II (DES-II), and the Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI)” (Iverson et al., p. 104, 2013). After the assessments were completed the researches provided a post-conference and a safety presentation to the women. Roughly 46% of the women experienced a minimum of one revictimization at the 6-month follow update. The authors found women who cope with disengagement experience higher risks, whereas women who engaged in engagement coping styles experienced lower risks of revictimizations (Iverson et al., 2013). The article was organized, concise, and well written and it did achieve the purpose of the research. The study emphasized the importance of appropriate and effective coping strategies. Unhealthy coping techniques do not help alleviate the situation and can affect the woman negatively by increasing the chances of her becoming revictimized.
Romero, D. H., Riggs, S. A., & Ruggero, C. (2015) conducted an inquiry reviewing the experience of student veterans. The level IV descriptive study was created to review the associations of coping skills, family/social support, and psychological symptoms of college student veterans to determine appropriate interventions for the population. One hundred thirty-six student veterans of the U.S. military were included. The participants then completed a background collection survey to gather health history, demographics, military service, and college experience. The authors discovered a lack of association between dependent variables and psychological distress in college student veterans. However, the study proved a significant association between the presence of avoidant behaviors in coping and family/social interactions with symptoms of depression and anxiety. In fact, the authors found avoidant styles of coping to be a strong indicator of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Despite participant use of harmful styles of coping, appropriate use of family/social support buffered the symptoms of depression and anxiety (Romero et al., 2015). The article included confusing and unnecessary hypothesized path models and was difficult to read. The authors discovered family and social support to be an effective bulwark at preventing psychological distress in student veterans. Avoidant coping strategies were discovered to be a hindrance to maintaining mental health. The importance of appropriate and effective coping strategies was highlighted to promote mental health and prevent psychological distress; however, the importance of familial/social support should not be discounted.

Schwarzer, Bowler & Cone (2014) examined New York police officers after the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The Level IV longitudinal review analyzed the mental health of police officers who responded to the 9/11 attack and destruction repairs. The sample included 2943 police officers who participated in a minimum of one shift from the day of the terrorist attack to the last day of repairs, on June 30th, 2002. The officers completed two questionnaires to assess stress response symptoms to determine possible posttraumatic stress disorders [PTSD]. The PTSD specific stressor questionnaire combined with exposure level assessments and social integration measurements determined the mental health outcomes. The articles discussed the two-step process interchangeably, however, the rest of the study was concise and logically organized. The authors discovered an association between high levels of exposure with an increase in stress levels however social integration diminished the effect (Schwarzer et al., 2014). Human