Trauma among female veterans: A critical review

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 384-400

  Zinzow, Heidi M ^a   Grubaugh, Anouk L ^a,b   Monnier, Jeannine ^a   Suffoletta Maierle, Samantha ^c   Frueh, B Christopher ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MUSC Medical Center   (United States)

^c Private Practice   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat; Domestic violence; Female veterans; Gender; Mental health; Physical assault; Physical health; PTSD; Service use; Sexual abuse; Sexual assault; Trauma

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34548648261     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838007307295     Document Type: Review

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