Open AccessUnwanted sexual experiences and retraumatization: Predictors of mental health concerns in veterans.
Author(s) -
Erika M. Roberge,
Leslie A. Haddock,
Nicolas Oakey-Frost,
Kent D. Hinkson,
AnnaBelle O. Bryan,
Craig J. Bryan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000445
Subject(s) - psycinfo , mental health , suicidal ideation , psychiatry , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , depression (economics) , poison control , psychology , occupational safety and health , military personnel , military service , injury prevention , service member , medicine , medline , medical emergency , history , archaeology , pathology , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
Repeated exposure to traumatic events has consistently been shown to negatively impact mental health functioning; however, the role of timing of such events has received less attention. The present study evaluated the role of trauma that has occurred prior to military service, during service, and across both points in contributing to the most common and deleterious mental health concerns experienced by military personnel: posttraumatic stress, depression, suicide ideation, and suicide attempts.