Eating Behaviors: Prevalence, Psychiatric Comorbidity, and Associations With Body Mass Index Among Male and Female Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

Abstract

Disordered eating may be a significant issue among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, and veterans with eating problems are more likely to have comorbid mental health conditions that further increase their health risks.

Use of Non-Pharmacological Pain Treatment Modalities Among Veterans with Chronic Pain: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey

“…Data for the study were derived from the WVCS survey, described in detail elsewhere. 35,36 Eligible participants were military veterans of the OEF/OIF/OND era who enrolled for care in VHA settings between September 12, 2001 and September 30, 2012 (n = 625,082). A subsample of veterans participated in three surveys were administered yearly and recruited primarily via mailings sent to 8465 potential participants from eight states; female veterans were oversampled as a means to equalize numbers of male and female participants.…”

Associations between healthcare use and disordered eating among female veterans

“…Increased healthcare use for individuals with EDs is particularly relevant to veterans. Aspects of military life and culture, including strict weight and physical fitness requirements, combat exposure, and military sexual trauma, may contribute to increased risk for the development of EDs among military and veteran populations (Bartlett & Mitchell, ; Slane et al, ). However, these populations are understudied in the field of EDs, which may lead to disparities in care.…”

Maladaptive Eating in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Population‐Based Examination of Typologies and Medical Condition Correlates

“…In fact, prior research among the general population has suggested that the eating disorder diagnostic categories might not accurately capture the clustering of eating pathology, as various studies have identified a number of latent classes or profiles that do not map onto the DSM classifications of eating disorders (e.g., Bulik, Sullivan, & Kendler, ; Crow et al., ; Keel et al., ; Wade, Crosby, & Martin, ). In addition, a large proportion of research on comorbidity in this area has examined individual or select eating disorders and PTSD (e.g., Grilo et al., ; Hoerster et al., ; Reyes‐Rodriguez et al., ; Rosenbaum et al., ) or general disordered eating and PTSD (e.g., Carmassi et al., ; Holzer, Uppala, Wonderlich, Crosby, & Simonich, ; Isomaa, Backholm, & Birgegard, ; Slane et al., ), leaving a lack of clarity regarding which eating disorder is most associated with PTSD. This supports the importance of identifying the broader pathological eating features most common in PTSD and highlights the benefit of examining maladaptive eating indicators/symptomatology associated with DSM‐5 eating disorders as opposed to the confines of eating disorder diagnoses specifically.…”