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Male partner reproductive coercion among women veterans

Abstract: Background: Male partner reproductive coercion is defined as male partners' attempts to promote pregnancy through interference with women’s contraceptive behaviors and …

Group education sessions for women veterans who experienced sexual violence: Qualitative findings

Abstract: Introduction: The impact of sexual violence (SV) on mental health, self-care, and interpersonal relationships is profound and poses special challenges to health care …

From boots to suits : women veterans transitioning to community college students

Abstract: This chapter explores the unique needs of women student–veterans and highlights the ways that community college leaders can support women student–veterans on their …

Alcohol use, military sexual trauma, expectancies, and coping skills in women veterans presenting to primary care

Abstract: Background: Little is known regarding alcohol use and its correlates in women veterans. An understanding of these variables is of utility to providers in primary care at …

Lifetime Sexual Assault and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Women Veterans

Abstract: Women veterans report a high prevalence of sexual assault. Unfortunately, there are limited data on the reproductive health sequelae faced by these women. Our objective …

Mental health measurement among women veterans receiving co-located, collaborative care services

Abstract: Routine use of measurement to identify patient concerns and track treatment progress is critical to high quality patient care. This is particularly relevant to the …

Contextual Effects of Military Presence on Women's Earnings

Abstract: This article employs 1990 Public Use Microsample data from the U.S. Census, stratified by labor market area (LMA), to estimate the effect of military presence-defined as …

“Give us respect, support and understanding”: Women veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan recommend strategies for improving their mental health care

Abstract: Although women veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have experienced war-related mental health challenges, they underutilize Veterans Affairs (VA) health care relative to …

Group-delivered cognitive/exposure therapy for PTSD in women veterans: A randomized controlled trial

Abstract: Objective: Group delivery of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment has several advantages, however group research is not comparable to individual trials. This …

Women Military Veterans, Disability, and Employment

Abstract: This study compares the disability status of female veterans to non-veterans and male veterans using American Community Survey data pooled from 2008, 2009, and 2010. In …

Longitudinal Cognitive Trajectories of Women Veterans from the Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study

Abstract: A comparison of longitudinal global cognitive functioning in women Veteran and non-Veteran participants in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). We studied 7,330 women …