Trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression among sexual minority and heterosexual women veterans

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 392-403

  Lehavot, Keren ^a,b   Simpson, Tracy L ^a,b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Lesbian and bisexual; PTSD; Trauma; Women veterans

Indexed keywords

BISEXUALITY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIME VICTIM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; SEXISM; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VETERAN;

BISEXUALITY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX OFFENSES; SEXISM; SEXUALITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VETERANS; WOMEN;

EID: 84904281507     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cou0000019     Document Type: Article

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