The present study investigated the predictive utility of violence severity ratings on recidivism based on behavior-based subtypes (family only [FO] violent and generally violent [GV]) of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators. Participants consisted of 328 men between the ages of 17 to 72 sentenced to probation in Lake County, Illinois between 2006 and 2008. The relationship between ratings of violence severity for the arresting event, based on victims' and perpetrators' accounts to responding police officers, and domestic violence recidivism for a 3-year postprobation completion/termination period was examined. Utilizing victims' accounts, the Kaplan-Meier log rank test revealed a significant main effect for violence severity. In addition, perpetrator type moderated the relationship between violence severity and postprobation recidivism, such that a positive association was found for GV men but not for FO violent men. Results corroborate the predictive utility of assessing violence severity at the arresting event, particularly within GV men of IPV.

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There are over one million post-9/11 military caregivers in the United States who face a variety of stressors inherent to caring for an incapacitated loved one. Mind-body interventions, such as the Stress Management and Resilience Training Relaxation Response Resiliency Program (SMART-3RP), have been shown to reduce stress and improve overall health and functioning. The present qualitative study aims to explore stressors experienced by military caregivers in their caregiving role and to assess attitudes towards the virtual delivery of the SMART-3RP. We conducted two focus groups with a total of 13 caregivers [M (SD) age = 41.25 (11.49); 92% female], and participants subsequently completed a survey on their caregiving experiences. Focus groups were conducted remotely via Google Hangouts by two doctoral-level clinicians, transcribed verbatim, and coded using inductive thematic analysis. Themes related to stressors of caregiving included: logistical stressors faced by caregivers, demands of the caregiving role, concerns about children, worries about the future, exacerbation of the caregiver's physical/mental health concerns, social dynamics, sacrifices made for their veteran in the caregiving role, and relationship dynamics between the veteran and caregiver. Military caregivers found the SMART-3RP logical and felt as though it could be helpful to them. Caregivers expressed interest in a brief, virtual version of the SMART-3RP. Using the findings from the current study, we are adapting the SMART-3RP to be administered virtually as a podcast-based intervention.

Mycobacteriophages Deby, LaterM, LilPharaoh, Paola, SgtBeansprout, and Sulley were isolated from soil using Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155. Genomic analysis indicated that they belong to subclusters K1 and K5.