Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Health Functioning in Women Veterans
- 1 February 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Vol. 22 (2), 179-197
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260506295347
Abstract
The present study examined psychiatric, physical, and quality-of-life functioning in a sample of 270 women veterans receiving outpatient treatment at a Veterans Affairs medical center. Participants were interviewed regarding their civilian (CSA) and military sexual assault (MSA) histories, and data regarding quality of life and health outcomes were obtained through structured interviews and questionnaires. Women veterans with CSA histories reported significantly poorer physical, psychiatric, and quality-of-life functioning compared to those without a history of sexual assault. Furthermore, women veterans with an MSA history demonstrated additional negative consequences above and beyond the effects of CSA. The study sample was comparable to a national random sample of women veterans who access care in the Veterans Affairs healthcare system, increasing the generalizibility of the results.Keywords
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