2014
Military sexual trauma in US veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
Klingensmith K, Tsai J, Mota N, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Military sexual trauma in US veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2014, 75: e1133-9. PMID: 25373123, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.14m09244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health treatment utilizationQuality of lifeMilitary sexual traumaUS veteransPsychiatric morbidityNational HealthHealth burdenTreatment utilizationVeterans StudyDSM-IV mental disordersCurrent major depressive disorderUS veteran populationMajor depressive disorderFunctioning/qualityMental health treatmentMilitary characteristicsMental health factorsSexual traumaHistory of MSTCurrent suicidal ideationPosttraumatic stress disorderElevated ratesPsychiatric comorbidityPsychotropic medicationsOverall prevalence
2013
Military Sexual Assault and Homeless Women Veterans: Clinical Correlates and Treatment Preferences
Decker SE, Rosenheck RA, Tsai J, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Military Sexual Assault and Homeless Women Veterans: Clinical Correlates and Treatment Preferences. Women's Health Issues 2013, 23: e373-e380. PMID: 24183412, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCrime VictimsFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsMental HealthMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelMultivariate AnalysisPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient PreferencePrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSelf ReportSex OffensesSocioeconomic FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsMilitary sexual assaultHomeless female veteransFemale veteransSexual assaultGreater mental health symptomsMental health symptomsSerious psychological sequelaePsychological distressPsychological sequelaeHomeless women veteransHealth symptomsThird of participantsTreatment preferencesPsychiatric symptomsCurrent homelessnessVeteransWomen veteransAssaultGreater severityClinical correlatesPTSDClinical symptomsHomeless womenObservational studyHigh risk