Observational studyJournal of general internal medicine2020
Military Sexual Trauma in Older Women Veterans: Prevalence and Comorbidities.
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- Mental health outcomes associated with military sexual trauma in serving and ex-servicewomen: A systematic review.Psychological medicine · 2025Pooled it
- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Sexual violence and cardiovascular disease risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Maturitas · 2021Pooled it
- Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Versus Cognitive Processing Therapy for Women Veterans With PTSD Who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma: A Feasibility Study.Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association · 2024Trial
- Personality disorders and related healthcare use among older United States veterans experiencing housing instability and homelessness, 2016-2024.GeroScience · 2026Article
- When the golden years are not so golden: Aging women Veterans, MST, PTSD, and homelessness.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2026Article
- Tablets and telehealth: expanding care reach by closing the digital divide.Health affairs scholar · 2026Article
- Cardiovascular Care in Women Veterans: An Updated Profile.Current cardiology reports · 2025Review
- Sexual Trauma, Suicide, and Overdose in a National Cohort of Older Veterans.Annals of internal medicine · 2025Article
- Advancing Late-Life Trauma-Informed Care Education: Development and Evaluation of an Educational Podcast.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2025Article
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Older Veterans admitted to VA Community Living Centers: Prevalence and Risk Correlates.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2025Article
- A systematic review on the bidirectional relationship between trauma-related psychopathology and reproductive aging.Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · 2024Article
- Military Sexual Trauma and Menopause Symptoms Among Midlife Women Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
- Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A State-of-the-art Review.Current neuropharmacology · 2024Review
- Factors Associated with Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Disclosure During VA Screening Among Women Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
- Development, adaptation, and clinical implementation of the Later-Adulthood Trauma Reengagement (LATR) group intervention for older veterans.Psychological services · 2023Article
- Characterizing the Influence of Exposure to Military Sexual Trauma and Intimate Partner Violence on Mental Health Outcomes among Female Veterans.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2023Article
- Trauma re-engagement and PTSD in older medically ill veterans: implications for trauma-informed care.Aging & mental health · 2023Article
- Mental Health Beliefs, Access, and Engagement with Military Sexual Trauma-Related Mental Health Care.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Article
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Older U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Psychiatric and Functional Burden.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecent attention has highlighted the common occurrence and health consequences of military sexual trauma (MST) in younger women veterans. However, almost nothing is known about MST in older veterans.
objectiveTo describe MST among older women veterans, including prevalence and common comorbidities.
designCross-sectional observational study, using data from national Department of Veterans Affairs medical records.
participantsPopulation-based sample of women Veterans aged 55+ with at least one documented MST screen response and at least one clinical encounter in fiscal years 2005-2015. MAIN MEASURES: MST screen: medical diagnoses (diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular disease, congestive heart failure, obesity, chronic pain conditions, back pain, dementia, insomnia, sleep apnea, menopause symptoms) and mental health diagnoses (anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, tobacco use, alcohol use disorder, substance use disorder, opioid use disorder, suicidal ideation) from International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision Clinical Modification codes in the medical record. KEY
resultsIn this cohort of older women veterans (n = 70,864, mean age 65.8 ± 10.4 years), 13% had a positive MST screen. In multivariable regression analyses adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, and marital status, MST was strongly associated with most mental health diagnoses, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder (OR 7.25, 95% CI 6.84-7.68), depression (OR 2.39, 95% CI 2.28-2.50), and suicidal ideation (OR 2.42, 95% CI 2.08-2.82). MST was also associated with multiple medical conditions, particularly sleep disorders (insomnia OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.43-1.82; sleep apnea OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.37-1.61) and pain (chronic pain OR 1.58, 95% CI 1.50-1.67; back pain OR 1.40, 95% CI 1.34-1.47).
conclusionsA history of MST is common among older women veterans and associated with a range of medical and mental health diagnoses. These findings call attention to the need for additional research in this understudied population, and the importance of trauma-informed care approaches for women across the lifespan.
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