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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"female veterans"”.
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Military Sexual Trauma in Female Veterans: Psychoeducation and Treatment Approaches
… work with military personal, specifically with female veterans who are survivors of a Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and present with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). When becoming a therapist, cultural awareness is always important. When working with military or veteran clients, learning …
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Combat in the Gulf War II: The lived experience of female veterans
… inquiry is to discover the experiences of female veterans in order to understand the impacts of combat on their physical and mental health, and to shed light on directions for future research. The research question for this inquiry is: What is the lived experience of female combat veterans …
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Military Sexual Trauma Exposure and Heart Rate Variability Outcomes in Female Veterans
… outcomes. The hypothesis of this study was that female veterans exposed to MST would have lower time domain HRV measures than a reference cohort reporting non-exposure. Methods and Procedures: Electronic medical records (EMR) containing Holter and electrocardiogram (ECG) tracings of female …
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Impacts of Technological Support and College on Returning Female Veterans’ Well-being
… responses and assistance made available to female military veterans returning from active duty. The study determined how technology and college have helped provide solutions and support for female veterans, who have experienced deployment, to reintegrate positively into society and to …
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The relationship among sexual abuse, ethnicity, and posttraumatic stress disorder in female veterans
… posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among male veterans has been associated with combat exposure. Most female veterans with PTSD have little or no combat exposure and PTSD has been found to be associated primarily with sexual victimization. Female veterans who have been sexually assaulted and …
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The unique challenges of building permanent supportive housing for female veterans : a comparative case study
… decrease in the rate of homelessness among veterans, the number of homeless female veterans peaked during the same period. The federal and state governments have increased the amount of permanent supportive housing units to address this rising homeless population, but experts have cited …
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Protecting the Home-Front: An Educational Curriculum for Service Providers in Support of Stable Housing for Female Veterans
Female veterans have increased risks for housing instability and homelessness linked to predictors such as housing affordability challenges, abuse and trauma experiences, education and employment barriers, mental health and substance use conditions, and social support deficiencies. Social service …
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Identifying Trauma Factors That Predict Suicide Specific Helplessness in Female Veterans with Chronic PTSD Resulting from Military Sexual Trauma
… to suicidal ideation. METHODS: A sample of 86 female veterans receiving mental or physical healthcare at a Southwestern Veteran Administration (VA) Healthcare System participated in the study. Participants were interviewed using the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS); were assessed for …
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The impact of experiential avoidance on the relationships among military sexual trauma, excessive behaviors, and health-related outcomes in female veterans
… or become amplified. Participants included 65 female veterans seeking treatment through the women’s health clinic located within the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS). Eligible participants completed a series of questionnaires assessing for the presence of trauma exposure, including MST, …
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An Etiological Model of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Female OEF/OIF/OND Veterans: Adding Military Sexual Trauma as a Risk Factor
… (PTSD) in returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have involved limited focus on the specific risk and protective factors for female veterans and how these may differ from factors identified for male veterans. Additionally, models incorporating risk and protective factors for PTSD in …
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The Effects of Depression on Hypertension in Females with Military Sexual Trauma (MST)-Related PTSD
… this association has yet to be studied in female veterans with MST-related PTSD. SUBJECTS: Data were used from baseline assessments of a recently published randomized clinical trial (RTC), with information from 113 female veterans with MST-related PTSD used for the present study. Only …
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Trauma Mediating The Severity Of Depressive Symptoms in Veterans With PTSD
… gender and severity of depressive symptoms among veterans with PTSD. The literature shows trauma type plays a role in developing PTSD and depressive symptoms. The first hypothesis was that female veterans who met the diagnostic criteria for PTSD would report higher levels of depressive symptoms …
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Essays on Health Care Satisfaction, Health Insurance, and Cancer Screening Among Veterans
… in satisfaction of health care services among veterans based on insurance type/coverage and the impact of service utilization of cancer screening services among female veterans who have received health care services within past 12 months. Methods: IPUMS National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) …
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Transition to Civilian Life: Exploring that of the Fewer, the Prouder, and Female Marine
<p>Female Marine veterans are a group that intersects two at-risk populations, Marines and female veterans, and the potential struggles associated with them. Marine veterans have among the highest rates of suicide after transition, as well as one of the highest military sexual trauma (MST) rates. …
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Women veterans: The awareness of sexual assault trauma and psychological resources
… this qualitative study was to identify if women veterans were aware of the psychological resources available to them through the military in the case of sexual assault trauma. The findings in the study support that female veterans had little awareness of sexual assault resources available to them …
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Veterans’ experiences of reintegration and successfully managing post-traumatic stress
It is established within this thesis that some veterans experience problems reintegrating into civilian life after discharge from the military. Difficult and traumatic events during service can cause an emotional aftermath that includes post-traumatic stress and avoidant coping. Much of the …
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Three Essays on the Employment of Veterans
… on the civilian labor market performance of veterans. Chapter 1 examines the unemployment impact of prior military service on the veterans. In order to control for non-random selection into the military, chapter introduces new set of instrumental variables exploiting the variation in economic …
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Gender Differences in Perceived Organizational Support among Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
… of trauma than the civilian population. Many veterans and service members suffer from PTSD related to their military experiences (Renshaw, 2011). As research has largely focused on protective factors such as social and familial support, little attention has been given to organizational support …
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The Role of Cognitive Processing Therapy in Treating Post Traumatic Cognitions and Symptoms Associated with Military Sexual Trauma
… The sample consisted of 76 participants, 63 female veterans and 13 male veterans. METHOD: Participants were randomized into two groups who received either CPT or PCT. The participants were assessed at baseline using the CAPS, PCL, BDI-II and PTCI. They participated in 12 therapy sessions and …
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