Military-Related Sexual Trauma Among Veterans Health Administration Patients Returning From Afghanistan and Iraq

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作者
Kimerling, Rachel [1 ,2 ]
Street, Amy E. [3 ,4 ]
Pavao, Joanne [1 ]
Smith, Mark W. [5 ,6 ]
Cronkite, Ruth C. [2 ,6 ]
Holmes, Tyson H. [7 ]
Frayne, Susan M. [2 ,8 ]
机构
[1] VA Palo Alto Hlth Care Syst, Natl Ctr PTSD, Menlo Pk, CA 94025 USA
[2] VA Palo Alto Hlth Care Syst, Ctr Hlth Care Evaluat, Menlo Pk, CA 94025 USA
[3] VA Boston Hlth Care Syst, Natl Ctr Posttraumat Stress Disorder, Boston, MA USA
[4] Boston Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Boston, MA 02118 USA
[5] VA Palo Alto Hlth Care Syst, Hlth Econ Resource Ctr, Menlo Pk, CA 94025 USA
[6] Stanford Univ, Ctr Primary Care & Outcomes Res, Sch Med, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[7] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[8] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Div Gen Internal Med, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
关键词
MENTAL-HEALTH; ASSAULT HISTORY; FEMALE VETERANS; WOMEN; CARE; WAR; OUTPATIENTS; HARASSMENT; PREVALENCE; DISCLOSURE;
D O I
10.2105/AJPH.2009.171793
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
We examined military-related sexual trauma among deployed Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans. Of 125729 veterans who received Veterans Health Administration primary care or mental health services, 15.1% of the women and 0.7% of the men reported military sexual trauma when screened. Military sexual trauma was associated with increased odds of a mental disorder diagnosis, including post-traumatic stress disorder, other anxiety disorders, depression, and substance use disorders. Sexual trauma is an important postdeployment mental health issue in this population. (Am J Public Health. 2010;100:1409-1412. doi:10.2105/ AJPH.2009.171793)
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