Deployment Stress, Tobacco Use, and Postdeployment Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Gender Differences

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Summary

Increased numbers of women are being deployed to combat zones, yet little is known about their tobacco use and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Therefore, an examination of gender-specific associations between deployment stress, tobacco use, and post-deployment PTSD symptoms was completed.

Citation
Japuntich, S. J., Gregor, K., Pineles, S. L., Gradus, J. L., Street, A. E., Prabhala, R., Rasmusson, A. M. (2016). Deployment Stress, Tobacco Use, and Postdeployment Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Gender Differences. Physical Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 8, 123-126. doi:10.1037/tra0000093