DSM-IV diagnosed posttraumatic stress disorder in women veterans with and without military sexual trauma

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study compares rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in female veterans who had military sexual trauma (MST) with rates of PTSD in women veterans with all other types of trauma.

Diagnosing Mental Health Disorders in Primary Care: Evaluation of a New Training Tool

“…There are some studies that even estimate the percentage to be as high as 30% (CGWH, 2006;CTPSD, 2007). These percentages triple in size when veterans who have PTSD also experience military sexual trauma along with combat/war trauma (Kang et al, 2004;Yaeger et al, 2006). Unfortunately, these numbers could be even higher because findings indicate that PTSD subjects reported important barriers to receiving mental health services due to the stigma 13 associated with seeking treatment (Hoge et al, 2004).…”

PTSD in Primary Care: A Physician's Guide to Dealing with War-Induced PTSD

“…Degree of exposure to potentially traumatic combat events during deployment is strongly associated with development of PTSD (Hoge et al, 2004). Military sexual trauma is more strongly associated with PTSD than premilitary or postmilitary sexual trauma or other traumas (Yaeger, Himmelfarb, Cammack, & Mintz, 2006). In a sample of women veterans seeking treatment for stress disorders, sexual stress was found to be almost four times as influential in the development of PTSD as duty-related stress (Fontana & Rosenheck, 1998).…”

Military Sexual Trauma Exposure and Heart Rate Variability Outcomes in Female Veterans

“…Female veterans are especially prone to stress from traumatic events, with 92% reporting at least one episode and 43% developing associated PTSD; threatened or perpetrated military sexual trauma (MST) can pose a more significant predictor of PTSD than other traumas combined (Yaeger, Himmelfarb, Cammack, & Mintz, 2006). MST was cited by female veterans as the worst traumatization (68.3%) over physical assault (15.8%) and combat (5.6%) (Schnurr, Friedman, & Engel, 2007) and was found closely associated with increased victimization after discharge (Sadler, Booth, Mengeling, & Doebbeling, 2004).…”