Research and Policy Repository

Gender differences in rates and predictors of individual psychotherapy initiation and completion among Veterans Health Administration users recently diagnosed with PTSD

Abstract: Objective: Most veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who receive care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) do not receive individual …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Fibromyalgia and in Concomitant Medical and Psychiatric Disorders: A National Veterans Health Administration Study

Abstract: Background: Fibromyalgia is a poorly understood, chronically disabling pain syndrome. While research has focused on its clinical presentation and treatment, less is …

Mental Health Physical Health Peer reviewed

Posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis and gender are associated with accelerated weight gain trajectories in veterans during the post-deployment period

Abstract: Background: Veterans are disproportionately affected by overweight/obesity and growing evidence suggests that post-deployment is a critical period of accelerated weight …

Mental Health Physical Health Peer reviewed

Race/ethnicity and gender differences in mental health diagnoses among Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

Abstract: Veterans who served in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF; predominantly in Afghanistan) and Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn (OIF and OND; predominantly in Iraq) and …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Associations between race-based and sex-based discrimination, health, and functioning: a longitudinal study of Marines

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Mental Health Well-Being Peer reviewed