Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Maria Olenick Author

molenick@fiu.edu

Subjects of specialization
Descriptive Statistics, Quantitative & Qualitative Research, Data Analysis, Curriculum Development

Affiliation
Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

Biography

Maria Olenick received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from East Stroudsburg University, Master of Science in Nursing from State University of New York, Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from Widener University, Chester, PA. she currently works as an Chair of Undergraduate Nursing and Clinical Assistant Professor at Florida International University. Her current research interests include the Descriptive Statistics, Quantitative & Qualitative Research, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Teaching and Learning.

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Video Gaming Impact on Veteran Stress Disorders and Treatment: A Review

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Maria Olenick*, Monica Flowers, Tatayana Maltseva, Ana DiezSampedro and Teresa Muñecas

Video games have potential benefits for military personnel and veterans while abroad and at home. On deployment, gaming helps active military personnel decompress, eases the troubles of separating from family and friends, and builds a sense of community. At home, video games offer a way to escape posttraumatic experiences and deal with civilian reintegration. Video gaming presents an opportunity for military personnel and veterans to relieve traumatic stress and cope through comradery. Thus, it becomes important to understand veteran video gaming behavior and to optimize this modality to help with transitioning back to civilian life with the many veteran specific health sequelae deployments may have caused.

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