Hidden veterans: A review of the literature on women veterans in contemporary society

CD Dodds, MD Kiernan - Illness, Crisis & Loss, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Understanding the lived experience of women who serve or have served in the military, will
enable a better understanding of their wishes and needs, in what is the largest growing …

An overview of sexual trauma in the US military

AM Lofgreen, KK Carroll, SA Dugan, NS Karnik - Focus, 2017 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
This article discusses the scope and impact of military sexual trauma (MST) in the US Armed
Forces. The authors explore aspects of the military setting that may make recovery from this …

Institutional betrayal and help-seeking among women survivors of military sexual trauma.

LL Monteith, R Holliday, AL Schneider… - … , Practice, and Policy, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Women veterans experience disproportionately high rates of military sexual trauma (MST).
Nonetheless, many MST survivors delay or forgo health care, particularly within Veterans …

Seeking help for the health sequelae of military sexual trauma: A theory-driven model of the role of institutional betrayal

R Holliday, LL Monteith - Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Although rates vary, approximately 38.4% of women and 3.9% of men report
experiencing military sexual trauma (MST). MST is associated with numerous psychosocial …

Institutional betrayal following military sexual trauma is associated with more severe depression and specific posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters

FJ Andresen, LL Monteith, J Kugler… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Preliminary research suggests that perceptions of institutional betrayal are
associated with more severe symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and …

Military sexual trauma survivors' perceptions of Veterans Health Administration care: A qualitative examination.

LL Monteith, NH Bahraini, HR Gerber… - Psychological …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Although the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provides free health care
related to military sexual trauma (MST), many veterans forgo or delay such care …

The phenomenology of military sexual trauma among women veterans

LM Brownstone, BD Holliman… - … of Women Quarterly, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Although researchers have examined health outcomes among survivors of military sexual
trauma, knowledge regarding the phenomenology of military sexual trauma among women …

Barriers to PTSD treatment-seeking by women veterans who experienced military sexual trauma decades ago: The role of institutional betrayal

UA Kelly - Nursing Outlook, 2021 - Elsevier
Background While some barriers to PTSD treatment engagement among veterans are well-
identified, eg, stigma, little is known about the barriers to VA PTSD treatment-seeking among …

Barriers to reporting sexual violence: A qualitative analysis of# WhyIDidntReport

LM Orchowski, L Grocott, KW Bogen… - Violence against …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The present study conducted thematic analyses of tweets including# WhyIDidntReport (N=
500) to examine barriers to reporting sexual victimization. Barriers to reporting were …

Military sexual trauma among women veterans using veterans health administration reproductive health care: Screening challenges and associations with post …

LL Monteith, JA Kittel, AL Schneider… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Military sexual trauma (MST) is highly prevalent among women veterans. Research among
MST survivors has focused on individuals receiving care in specific settings, such as mental …