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Veterans, as military personnel returning from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, are frequently coping with various mental health problems. These veterans are at high risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and associated behavioral consequences, including self-harm, verbal and physical aggression, and violence. In this article, we highlight the physiological, physical, and emotional consequences of trauma. We focus on the unique experiences that affect veterans' mental health and associated behaviors and advocate for veterans to receive evidenced-based treatment using trauma-informed and recovery-oriented care.
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Competência Clínica , Distúrbios de Guerra/enfermagem , Distúrbios de Guerra/psicologia , Relações Enfermeiro-Paciente , Segurança do Paciente , Assistência Centrada no Paciente , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/enfermagem , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/psicologia , Veteranos/psicologia , Adulto , Campanha Afegã de 2001- , Distúrbios de Guerra/diagnóstico , Enfermagem Baseada em Evidências , Feminino , Humanos , Guerra do Iraque 2003-2011 , Masculino , Delitos Sexuais , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/diagnóstico , Violência/psicologiaRESUMO
The number of women serving in the military and deployed to active-duty is unprecedented in the history of the United States. When women became a permanent sector of the U.S. Armed Services in 1948, their involvement was restricted to comprise only 2% of the military population; today women constitute approximately 14.5% of the 1.4 million active component and 18% of the 850,000 reserve component. Yet, little attention has been paid to the mental health needs of women military members. This review article highlights the history of women in the military and then focuses on the impact of combat exposure and injuries, military sexual trauma, alcohol use, and family separations which are associated with PTSD, depression, suicide, difficulty with reintegration, and homelessness.