The gender differences in associations between deployment stressors and mental health outcomes were explored among Gulf War I Veterans. Compared to men, women reported significantly more anxiety and interpersonal stressors.
One of the most pervasive effects of traumatic exposure is the challenge that people experience to their existential beliefs concerning the meaning and purpose of life. Particularly at risk is the strength of their religious faith and the comfort that they derive from it.
Veterans assessed for inpatient and outpatient posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) services at several Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals were included to examine a model of interrelationships among Veterans’ traumatic exposure, PTSD, guilt, social functioning, change in religious faith, and contin
The authors examine the interrelationships between work-related disability, veteran, and poverty statuses using data from the 1992–2004 panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation.
The associations between work-limiting disability, Veteran status, and household poverty were examined. The study used data from the 1992 to 2004 panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation survey collected by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Many female service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan report experiencing some level of combat. However, female veterans may perceive combat and threat differently than their male counterparts.
Female Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans participated in interviews regarding their experiences of combat. They defined combat in three general manners, including experiencing combat-related events, witnessing combat, and feeling threatened.
Little is known about mental health services utilization among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans receiving care at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities.
Administrative data from 238,098 OEF/OIF Veterans were used to examine mental health service utilization during the first year after a new mental health diagnosis in this population.