The purpose of this study was to examine gender differences in combat exposure, military sexual trauma (MST), and their associations with mental health screen results among military personnel deployed in support of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Background: This study examined gender differences in the impact of warfare exposure on self-reported physical health. Methods: Data are from the 2010 National Survey of Veterans, a nationally representative survey of veterans from multiple eras of service.
This study examined gender differences in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and symptom factors in the total U.S. active duty force.
Objective: Although women in the military are exposed to combat and its aftermath, little is known about whether combat as well as pre-deployment risk/protective factors differentially predict post-deployment PTSD symptoms among women compared to men.
Background: Despite increasing numbers of women veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, few studies have examined hazardous drinking in this group.
Though the broader literature suggests that women may be more vulnerable to the effects of trauma exposure, most available studies on combat trauma have relied on samples in which women's combat exposure is limited and analyses that do not directly address gender differences in associations
Nearly 40,000 service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered traumatic injuries, with over 300 000 at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other psychiatric problems.
The purpose of this project was to examine factors associated with suicidal ideation in returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. Methods: A cross-sectional review of 1740 veterans' initial mental health screening evaluations.
Using a sample of 289 Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, this study examined the contributions of combat exposure, agency, perceived threat, and guilt to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
Military medical professionals play a central role in preventing and treating obesity among America's warriors through training, medical care, and their personal example.