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Lifetime sexual and physical victimization among male veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Lapp, KG; Bosworth, HB; Strauss, JL; Stechuchak, KM; Horner, RD; Calhoun, PS; Meador, KG; Lipper, S; Butterfield, MI
Published in: Mil Med
September 2005

Because of the high prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among veteran men and the limited research on victimization in this group, we recruited 133 male veterans with combat-related PTSD from a psychiatric inpatient unit and assessed them for lifetime physical and sexual trauma. Results indicated that 96% of the sample had experienced some form of victimization over their lifetimes; 60% reported childhood physical abuse, 41% childhood sexual abuse, 93% adulthood physical assault, and 20% adulthood sexual assault. In the preceding year alone, 46% experienced either physical or sexual assault. These findings support the need for routine inquiry into the histories of noncombat victimization in this cohort. Determining the lifetime history of trauma exposure may have implications for vulnerability to subsequent development of PTSD and the risk of future violence.

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Mil Med

DOI

ISSN

0026-4075

Publication Date

September 2005

Volume

170

Issue

9

Start / End Page

787 / 790

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • United States
  • Time Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • Prevalence
  • Pilot Projects
 

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Lapp, K. G., Bosworth, H. B., Strauss, J. L., Stechuchak, K. M., Horner, R. D., Calhoun, P. S., … Butterfield, M. I. (2005). Lifetime sexual and physical victimization among male veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder. Mil Med, 170(9), 787–790. https://doi.org/10.7205/milmed.170.9.787
Lapp, Kathleen G., Hayden B. Bosworth, Jennifer L. Strauss, Karen M. Stechuchak, Ron D. Horner, Patrick S. Calhoun, Keith G. Meador, Steven Lipper, and Marian I. Butterfield. “Lifetime sexual and physical victimization among male veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder.Mil Med 170, no. 9 (September 2005): 787–90. https://doi.org/10.7205/milmed.170.9.787.
Lapp KG, Bosworth HB, Strauss JL, Stechuchak KM, Horner RD, Calhoun PS, et al. Lifetime sexual and physical victimization among male veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder. Mil Med. 2005 Sep;170(9):787–90.
Lapp, Kathleen G., et al. “Lifetime sexual and physical victimization among male veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder.Mil Med, vol. 170, no. 9, Sept. 2005, pp. 787–90. Pubmed, doi:10.7205/milmed.170.9.787.
Lapp KG, Bosworth HB, Strauss JL, Stechuchak KM, Horner RD, Calhoun PS, Meador KG, Lipper S, Butterfield MI. Lifetime sexual and physical victimization among male veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder. Mil Med. 2005 Sep;170(9):787–790.

Published In

Mil Med

DOI

ISSN

0026-4075

Publication Date

September 2005

Volume

170

Issue

9

Start / End Page

787 / 790

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • United States
  • Time Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • Prevalence
  • Pilot Projects