Sexual harassment and assault experienced by reservists during military service: Prevalence and health correlates

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 409-420

  Street, Amy E ^a,b   Stafford, Jane ^c   Mahan, Clare M ^d   Hendricks, Ann ^a,e  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Military service; Military sexual trauma; Physical health; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Rehabilitation; Reservists; Sexual assault; Sexual experiences questionnaire; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY SERVICE; MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA; PHYSICAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REHABILITATION; RESERVISTS; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SEXUAL EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

HEALTH;

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY SERVICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; HISTORY; INTERVIEW; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63249115486     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.06.0088     Document Type: Article

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