http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. As recently as the Vietnam and Korean wars, soldiers' families commonly had to wait months to receive word from family members on the front lines. Now, cell phones and the internet allow deployed soldiers and their families to communicate instantly. However, along with the benefits of keeping in touch, using new communication technologies can have negative consequences for both soldiers and their families, according to a study by University of Missouri researcher Brian Houston. This research could lead to guidelines for how active military personnel and their families can best use modern communications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-soldiers-families-negative-effects-modern.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:42:06 EST news282832920