Abstract:
:Despite research findings that similar numbers of male and female veterans are affected by military sexual trauma (MST), there has been considerably less research on the effects of MST specific to male veterans. The aim of the present study was to provide preliminary data describing functional correlates of military sexual assault (MSA) among male Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans to identify potential health care needs for this population. We evaluated the following functional correlates: posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression symptoms, alcohol use, drug use, suicidality, social support, violent behavior in the past 30 days, incarceration, disability eligibility status, and use of outpatient mental health treatment. We compared 3 groups: (a) male veterans who endorsed a history of MSA (n = 39), (b) a general non-MSA sample (n = 2,003), and (c) a matched non-MSA sample (n = 39) identified by matching algorithms on the basis of factors (e.g., age, education, adult premilitary sexual trauma history, childhood sexual and physical trauma history, and race) that could increase veterans' vulnerability to the functional correlates examined. MSA in men was associated with greater PTSD symptom severity, greater depression symptom severity, higher suicidality, and higher outpatient mental health treatment, above and beyond the effects of vulnerability factors. These findings suggest that, for male veterans, MSA may result in a severe and enduring overall symptom profile requiring ongoing clinical management.
journal_name
Psychol Servjournal_title
Psychological servicesauthors
Schry AR,Hibberd R,Wagner HR,Turchik JA,Kimbrel NA,Wong M,Elbogen EE,Strauss JL,Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center Workgroup.,Brancu Mdoi
10.1037/ser0000053subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-11-01 00:00:00pages
384-93issue
4eissn
1541-1559issn
1939-148Xpii
2015-49326-007journal_volume
12pub_type
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