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Dear Veteran/Supporter,

The Center for Women Veterans (CWV) is sharing information about recently published research related to women Veterans on a monthly basis.  You can access additional women Veteran research information on the CWV Research webpagePubMed.gov is a resource that comprises more than 26 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.  Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher websites.  Please contact your local library to obtain the full-text of any of these references.

Thank you for your service and support,

Kayla M. Williams

Director, Center for Women Veterans

11/17/2016 02:09 PM EST

Randolph BJ, Nelson LM, Highsmith MJ. A Review of Unique Considerations for Female Veterans With Amputation. Mil Med. 2016 Nov;181(S4):66-68. PMID: 27849464

11/17/2016 02:09 PM EST

Slane JD, Levine MD, Borrero S, Mattocks KM, Ozier AD, Silliker N, Bathulapalli H, Brandt C, Haskell SG. Eating Behaviors: Prevalence, Psychiatric Comorbidity, and Associations With Body Mass Index Among Male and Female Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. Mil Med. 2016 Nov;181(11):e1650-e1656. PMID: 27849502

11/17/2016 02:09 PM EST

Haun JN, Duffy A, Lind JD, Kisala P, Luther SL. Qualitative Inquiry Explores Health-Related Quality of Life of Female Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Mil Med. 2016 Nov;181(11):e1470-e1475. PMID: 27849478

11/10/2016 02:13 PM EST

Afari N, Pittman J, Floto E, Owen L, Buttner M, Hossain N, Baker DG, Lindamer L, Lohr JB. Differential impact of combat on postdeployment symptoms in female and male veterans of iraq and afghanistan. Mil Med. 2015 Mar;180(3):296-303. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00255. PMID: 25735020

11/08/2016 01:04 PM EST

Azevedo KJ, Weiss BJ, Webb K, Gimeno J, Cloitre M. Piloting Specialized Mental Health Care for Rural Women Veterans Using STAIR Delivered via Telehealth: Implications for Reducing Health Disparities. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2016;27(4A):1-7. PMID: 27818408

11/07/2016 02:20 PM EST

Wang HL, Visovsky C, Ji M, Groer M. Stress-related biobehavioral responses, symptoms, and physical activity among female Veterans in the community: An exploratory study. Nurse Educ Today. 2016 Dec;47:2-9. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.06.017. Epub 2016 Jun 23. PMID: 27372810

11/07/2016 02:20 PM EST

Mankowski M, Everett JE. Women service members, Veterans, and their families: What we know now. Nurse Educ Today. 2016 Dec;47:23-28. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.12.017. Epub 2016 Jan 9. PMID: 26833173

11/01/2016 02:48 PM EDT

Gobin RL, Green KE, Iverson KM. Alcohol Misuse Among Female Veterans: Exploring Associations With Interpersonal Violence and Mental Health. Subst Use Misuse. 2015;50(14):1765-77. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1037398. Epub 2015 Dec 7. PMID: 26642782

11/01/2016 02:48 PM EDT

Katz LS. Efficacy of Warrior Renew group therapy for female veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma. Psychol Serv. 2016 Nov;13(4):364-372. Epub 2016 Aug 18. PMID: 27537615

11/01/2016 02:48 PM EDT

Di Leone BA, Wang JM, Kressin N, Vogt D. Women's Veteran identity and utilization of VA health services. Psychol Serv. 2016 Feb;13(1):60-8. doi: 10.1037/ser0000021. Epub 2015 Mar 2. PMID: 25729892

11/01/2016 01:12 PM EDT

Vasomotor symptoms (VMS), which include hot flashes and night sweats, are the most common symptoms reported during the menopausal transition.  VMS symptoms are experienced by as many as 80% of women with a mean age of onset of 51 years, and can last more than seven years.  VMS can lead to increased healthcare encounters for symptom relief and reductions in quality of life.  The degree to which VMS are bothersome is determined not only by how frequently they occur, but also by other factors such as duration, coexisting sleep problems, and the extent to which VMS interferes with daily activities or job-related activities.  For some populations of women, VMS exerts an especially strong, negative impact on quality of life, which appears to be the case for women Veterans. Based on the age (>45 years) of the current women Veterans population, half of the approximately 360,000 women Veterans who use VA healthcare are perimenopausal (around menopause) or postmenopausal.  Learn more »

10/28/2016 02:56 PM EDT

Contrada E. 2 CE Test Hours: Veteran Women: Mental Health-Related Consequences of Military Service. Am J Nurs. 2016 Nov;116(11):40-41. PMID: 27787322