Gender differences in traumatic experiences and mental health in active duty soldiers redeployed from Iraq and Afghanistan

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 311-316

  Maguen, Shira ^a,b   Luxton, David D ^c,d   Skopp, Nancy A ^c,d   Madden, Erin ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Joint Base Lewis McChord   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat; Military; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOLDIER;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMBAT DISORDERS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857140323     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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