Combat Exposure, Mental Health, and Relationship Functioning Among Women Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars

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Summary

As women continue to represent a fast-growing segment of the present military and Veteran population, more research regarding their combat exposure is needed. This study examined the impacts of combat exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and alcohol misuse on family, intimate relationship, and parenting functioning of female OEF/OIF/OND Veterans.

Citation
Creech, S. K., Swift, R., Zlotnick, C., Taft, C., Street, A. E. (2016). Combat Exposure, Mental Health, and Relationship Functioning Among Women Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, 43-51. doi:10.1037/fam0000145