Combat, Sexual Assault, and Post-Traumatic Stress in OIF/OEF Military Women

Abstract

This research addresses DoD and DV A health care delivery needs of two priority populations: women exposed to combat, and women sexually assaulted during military. There is a limited understanding of the complex relationship between these traumatic exposures and women's health outcomes, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) and with their subsequent health service use or barriers to care. Objective(s): The objectives of this study focus on identification of the antecedent risks for and consequent health outcomes of traumatic exposures (assault, combat) and barriers to DoD, VA and civilian health care for Regular Military (RM) servicewomen. We also seek to identify differences in these outcomes between RM and Reserve and National Guard (RING) servicewomen interviewed in our concurrent VA study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA570976

Entities

People

  • Anne G Sadler

Organizations

  • Iowa City VA Medical Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Air Force
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Brain Injuries
  • Data Sets
  • Department Of Defense
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Military Personnel
  • Sexual Assault
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States
  • Women'S Health

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

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