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Gender differences in rates of depression, PTSD, pain, obesity, and military sexual trauma among Connecticut War Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

TitleGender differences in rates of depression, PTSD, pain, obesity, and military sexual trauma among Connecticut War Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsHaskell, Sally G., Kirsha S. Gordon, Kristin Mattocks, Mona Duggal, Joseph Erdos, Amy Justice, and Cynthia A. Brandt
JournalJournal of women's health (2002)
Volume19
Issue2
Pagination267-71
Date Published2010 Feb
ISSN1931-843X
AbstractThe current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to an increasing number of female veterans seeking medical and mental healthcare in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system. To better understand gender differences in healthcare needs among recently returned veterans, we examined the prevalence of positive screenings for depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), military sexual trauma (MST), obesity, and chronic pain among female and male veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) receiving care at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
DOI10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01601.x
Alternate JournalJ Womens Health (Larchmt)

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