Background: We sought to describe sex differences in the prevalence of painful musculoskeletal conditions in men and women Veterans after deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) (OEF-OIF).
Using a sample of 450,329 OEF/OIF Veterans who sought care at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals one to seven years after deployment, gender differences in the prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions in male and female OEF/OIF Veterans was explored.
We examined the prevalence of childhood (?18 years) physical and sexual abuse reported among patients admitted to the psychiatric inpatient service and the differential rates of this abuse associated with psychiatric diagnoses.
Researchers conducted a retrospective chart review of 603 consecutive psychiatric inpatients at one Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital to assess the prevalence of reported childhood physical and sexual abuse. The prevalence of reported childhood physical or sexual abuse was 19%.
Although the prevalence of mental health disorders in troops serving in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) is high, many OEF/OIF veterans appear to refuse or delay mental health treatment.
Medical records of 429 Veterans were examined to determine predictors of initial engagement and treatment retention in mental health services at a southwestern VA medical center.
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.