Military families carry unique psychological evaluation burdens — often invisible to civilian society but real and significant.
Psychological Evaluation Challenges Unique to Military Families
- Deployment separation: Repeated separations create attachment disruption and anxiety for all family members
- Reintegration: Return from deployment requires major readjustment, often triggering psychological evaluation
- Frequent relocation: PCS moves disrupt social supports that protect against psychological evaluation
- Secondary trauma: Living with a service member with PTSD or psychological evaluation creates secondary psychological impact
Children in Military Families and Psychological Evaluation
Military children are resilient but face significant psychological evaluation risks. School changes, parent absence, and exposure to parent's psychological evaluation all require specific support.
Resources for Military Family Psychological Evaluation
Military OneSource, Military Family Life Counselors (MFLC), and installation behavioral health services provide free or low-cost psychological evaluation support for military families.