Psychological symptoms, symptom severity, and suicide risk in a national sample of student Veterans attending college were explored. Findings suggest a relatively high risk of suicidal ideation among college Veterans.
Sleep disturbances are prevalent in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and are associated with a number of adverse health consequences.
There were 45 Operation Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) Veterans seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sleep problems that were compared to 25 patients with primary insomnia and 27 healthy controls to examine differences in sleep patt
Study Objectives: To determine the associations between deployment in support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and sleep quantity and quality. Design: Longitudinal cohort study Setting: The Millennium Cohort Study survey is administered via a secure website or US mail.
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.
Sleep routines that develop as an adaptation or reaction to deployment can persist upon return stateside. Sleep problems intensify and are intensified by psychiatric distress.
Using an online survey for Service members and Veterans who had experienced deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan, this study examined the association between combat experience, mental health symptoms (i.e., posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], depression, and anxiety), and sleep problems.
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
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.
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.