| Title | Trauma, Social Support, Family Conflict, and Chronic Pain in Recent Service Veterans: Does Gender Matter? |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2015 |
| Authors | Driscoll, Mary A., Diana M. Higgins, Elizabeth K. Seng, Eugenia Buta, Joseph L. Goulet, Alicia A. Heapy, Robert D. Kerns, Cynthia A. Brandt, and Sally G. Haskell |
| Journal | Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) |
| Date Published | 2015 Apr 30 |
| ISSN | 1526-4637 |
| Abstract | Women veterans have a higher prevalence of chronic pain relative to men. One hypothesis is that differential combat and traumatic sexual experiences and attenuated levels of social support between men and women may differentially contribute to the development and perpetuation of pain. This investigation examined [1] gender differences in trauma, social support, and family conflict among veterans with chronic pain, and [2] whether trauma, social support, and family conflict were differentially associated with pain severity, pain interference, and depressive symptom severity as a function of gender. |
| DOI | 10.1111/pme.12744 |
| Alternate Journal | Pain Med |
