Post deployment care for returning combat veterans

JF Spelman, SC Hunt, KH Seal… - Journal of general internal …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Since September 11, 2001, 2.4 million military personnel have deployed to Iraq and
Afghanistan. To date, roughly 1.44 million have separated from the military and …

Systematic review of women veterans' health: Update on successes and gaps

B Bean-Mayberry, EM Yano, DL Washington… - Women's Health …, 2011 - Elsevier
Objective We assessed the state of women veterans' health research by conducting a
systematic review of scientific literature published from 2004 to 2008, updating a prior review …

Military sexual trauma among recent veterans: Correlates of sexual assault and sexual harassment

SK Barth, RE Kimerling, J Pavao… - American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Military sexual trauma (MST) includes sexual harassment or sexual assault that
occurs during military service and is of increasing public health concern. The population …

Prevalence of a positive screen for PTSD among OEF/OIF and OEF/OIF‐era veterans in a large population‐based cohort

EK Dursa, MJ Reinhard, SK Barth… - Journal of traumatic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple studies have reported the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in
Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans; however …

Importance of anonymity to encourage honest reporting in mental health screening after combat deployment

CH Warner, GN Appenzeller, T Grieger… - Archives of general …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context US soldiers are required to undergo screening for depression, posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), and other mental health problems on return from service in Iraq or …

Health indicators for military, veteran, and civilian women

K Lehavot, KD Hoerster, KM Nelson… - American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Women who have served in the military are a rapidly growing population.
No previous studies have compared directly their health status to that of civilians …

Newly reported respiratory symptoms and conditions among military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan: a prospective population-based study

B Smith, CA Wong, TC Smith, EJ Boyko… - American Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Concerns about respiratory conditions have surfaced among persons deployed to Iraq and
Afghanistan. Data on 46,077 Millennium Cohort Study participants who completed baseline …

Cigarette smoking and military deployment: a prospective evaluation

B Smith, MAK Ryan, DL Wingard, TL Patterson… - American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The stress of military deployment may compound occupational stress
experienced in the military and manifest in maladaptive coping behaviors such as cigarette …

Combat deployment is associated with sexual harassment or sexual assault in a large, female military cohort

CA LeardMann, A Pietrucha, KM Magruder… - Women's Health …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have examined the prevalence, risk factors, and health
correlates of sexual stressors in the military, but have been limited to specific …

Early evidence on the mental health of Ukrainian civilian and professional combatants during the Russian invasion

I Pavlova, L Graf-Vlachy, P Petrytsa, S Wang… - European …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Background The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has led many Ukrainians to fight for
their country, either in the regular army or as civilian members of voluntary territorial defense …