Marines

Sleep Patterns Before, During, and After Deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan

As part of the Millennium Cohort Study, 41,225 Service members who deployed in support of OEF/OIF completed baseline and follow-up questionnaires to determine the associations between deployment and sleep quantity and quality.

2010
Seelig, A. D.
Jacobsen, I. G.
Smith, B.
Hooper, T. I.
Boyko, E. J.
Gackstetter, G. D.
Gehrman, O.
Macera, C. A.
Smith, T. C.

Sexual Victimization, Health Status, and VA Healthcare Utilization Among Lesbian and Bisexual OEF/OIF Veterans

Background: Many lesbian and bisexual (LB) women veterans may have been targets of victimization in the military based on their gender and presumed sexual orientation, and yet little is known regarding the health or mental health of LB veterans, nor the degree to which they feel comfortable recei

2013
Mattocks, K. M.
Sadler, A.
Yano, E. M.
Krebs, E. E.
Zephyrin, L.
Brandt, C.
Kimerling, R.
Sandfort, T.
Dichter, M. E.
Weiss, J. J.
Allison, J.
Haskell, S.

Sexual Victimization, Health Status, and VA Healthcare Utilization Among Lesbian and Bisexual OEF/OIF Veterans

Three hundred sixty-five female OEF/OIF Veterans receiving care at two Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers were surveyed to examine the prevalence of mental health and gender specific conditions, VA healthcare satisfaction, and trauma exposure.

2013
Mattocks, K. M.
Sadler, A.
Yano, E. M.
Krebs, E. E.
Zephyrin, L.
Brandt, C.
Kimerling, R.
Sandfort, T.
Dichter, M. E.
Weiss, J. J.
Allison, J.
Haskell, S.

Sex Differences in Coping Strategies in Military Survival School

A wealth of research has examined psychological responses to trauma among male military service members, but few studies have examined sex differences in response to trauma, such as coping strategies. This study assessed coping strategies used by male and female U.S.

2015
Schmied, E. A.
Padilla, G. A.
Thomsen, C. J.
Lauby, M. D.
Harris, E.
Taylor, M. K.

Sex Differences in Coping Strategies in Military Survival School

Two hundred U.S. Service members undergoing a stressful mock-captivity exercise participated in a study examining the role of sex differences in coping as a potential factor that might explain gender differences in PTSD.

2015
Schmied, E. A.
Padilla, G. A.
Thomsen, C. J.
Lauby, M. D.
Harris, E.
Taylor, M. K.

Servicewomen's Strategies to Staying Safe During Military Service

Numerous studies have documented high rates of sexual harassment and sexual assault among servicewomen during military service. In this study, we qualitatively explore the strategies United States servicewomen employed to reduce their risk of violence exposure during their military service.

2015
Cheney, A.
Reisinger, H.
Booth, B.
Mengeling, M.
Torner, J., Salder, A.