Military sexual trauma is associated with eating disorders, while combat exposure is not.
Jessica Y BrelandRosemary DonalsonYongmei LiClaire L HebenstreitLizabeth A GoldsteinShira MaguenPublished in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2017)
The high rates of military sexual trauma and eating disorders highlight a need for continued work. Results suggest that it may be useful to focus on women reporting military sexual trauma when implementing eating disorder screening and treatment programs. Given associations among trauma, eating disorders, obesity, and mortality, such efforts could greatly improve veteran health. (PsycINFO Database Record
Keyphrases
- mental health
- trauma patients
- public health
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- type diabetes
- healthcare
- metabolic syndrome
- adverse drug
- weight loss
- cardiovascular events
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- emergency department
- skeletal muscle
- risk assessment
- combination therapy
- weight gain
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- electronic health record
- breast cancer risk