Objective : To determine if post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with health risk behaviors among Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans attending college.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans attending 15 post-secondary institutions in Minnesota completed an online anonymous survey which examined relationships between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and health risk behaviors.
Research suggests that there may be unique barriers to accessing care among men who have experienced sexual trauma. The primary goal of the current research was to elucidate potential barriers to accessing military sexual trauma (MST)-related care for male veterans.
Twenty male Veterans who received care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and reported a military sexual trauma (but had not received VHA care for it) participated in semi-structured interviews to identify potential barriers to accessing military-sexual trauma care.
We examined military-related sexual trauma among deployed Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans.
Veterans Affairs (VA) administrative data for 164,603 (87% male) Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans were used to examine the relationship between a positive military sexual trauma screen, demographic and military variables, and mental health diagnoses.
Many military veterans face the challenging transition to civilian employment. Military veteran members of a national program, Troops to Teachers, were surveyed regarding life satisfaction and related internal/external career transition variables.
Ninety mentors (those who had transitioned to a new career and volunteered to help others) and 43 members of Troops to Teachers (a national program that helps Service members’ transition to teaching careers) were surveyed about life satisfaction and career transition variables.
BACKGROUND: Military sexual trauma (MST) is the Veteran Health Administration’s (VHA) term for sexual assault and/or sexual harassment that occurs during military service. The experience of MST is associated with a variety of mental health conditions.
Data from homeless Veterans who visited the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) between October 2009 and September 2010 were analyzed to examine gender and mental health differences between those who had experienced military sexual trauma and those who had not.