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Military-Related Sexual Trauma Among Veterans Health Administration Patients Returning From Afghanistan and Iraq

2010; American Public Health Association; Volume: 100; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2105/ajph.2009.171793

1541-0048

Rachel Kimerling, Amy E. Street, Joanne Pavao, Mark W. Smith, Ruth C. Cronkite, Tyson H. Holmes, Susan M. Frayne,

Migration, Health and Trauma

We examined military-related sexual trauma among deployed Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans. Of 125 729 veterans who received Veterans Health Administration primary care or mental health services, 15.1% of the women and 0.7% of the men reported military sexual trauma when screened. Military sexual trauma was associated with increased odds of a mental disorder diagnosis, including posttraumatic stress disorder, other anxiety disorders, depression, and substance use disorders. Sexual trauma is an important postdeployment mental health issue in this population.