Open AccessGender Differences in Mental Health Diagnoses Among Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Enrolled in Veterans Affairs Health Care
Author(s) -
Shira Maguen,
Ren Li,
Jeane Bosch,
Charles R. Marmar,
Karen H. Seal
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.166165
Subject(s) - veterans affairs , medicine , mental health , depression (economics) , psychiatry , medical diagnosis , military service , health care , history , archaeology , pathology , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth
We examined gender differences in sociodemographic, military service, and mental health characteristics among Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans. We evaluated associations between these sociodemographic and service characteristics and depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnoses.