2011
Women at war: Understanding how women veterans cope with combat and military sexual trauma
Mattocks KM, Haskell SG, Krebs EE, Justice AC, Yano EM, Brandt C. Women at war: Understanding how women veterans cope with combat and military sexual trauma. Social Science & Medicine 2011, 74: 537-545. PMID: 22236641, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.10.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStressful military experiencesMilitary experienceSemi-structured interviewsSexual harassmentSexual assaultWomen veteransReintegration problemsMilitary sexual traumaWarSexual traumaCombat experienceExperienceCoping resourcesTrauma experiencesMilitary personnelHarassmentWomenAfghanistanMilitaryAssaultInterviewsIraqCombatFemale veteransVeteransThe Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization
Haskell SG, Mattocks K, Goulet JL, Krebs EE, Skanderson M, Leslie D, Justice AC, Yano EM, Brandt C. The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization. Women's Health Issues 2011, 21: 92-97. PMID: 21185994, PMCID: PMC3138124, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale veteransHealth servicesComprehensive women's health servicesHealth care service useVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesHealth conditionsCare service useBurden of illnessHealth care utilizationWomen's health servicesPercent of womenMental health clinicsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransMental health disordersReproductive health needsMental health conditionsOperation Iraqi Freedom veteransVeterans' health careSignificant demographic differencesPosttraumatic stress disorderIraqi Freedom veteransCare utilizationClinical data basesGynecologic examinationHealthcare utilization
2010
Gender Differences in Rates of Depression, PTSD, Pain, Obesity, and Military Sexual Trauma Among Connecticut War Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
Haskell SG, Gordon KS, Mattocks K, Duggal M, Erdos J, Justice A, Brandt CA. Gender Differences in Rates of Depression, PTSD, Pain, Obesity, and Military Sexual Trauma Among Connecticut War Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Journal Of Women's Health 2010, 19: 267-271. PMID: 20109115, PMCID: PMC3052274, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghanistanBody Mass IndexConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansIraqMaleMass ScreeningMilitary PersonnelObesityPainPatient Acceptance of Health CareProcess Assessment, Health CareRapeRetrospective StudiesSex DistributionStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaBody mass indexFemale veteransHealth clinicsPositive screeningVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemSignificant pain scoresWomen's health clinicHealthcare systemOEF/OIF veteransRates of depressionSexual traumaElectronic medical recordsGender differencesOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi FreedomVA ConnecticutPain scoresChronic painMass indexCross-sectional data analysisPrimary careMedical recordsMale veterans
2008
Determinants of Hormone Therapy Discontinuation among Female Veterans Nationally
Haskell SG, Bean-Mayberry B, Goulet JL, Skanderson M, Good CB, Justice AC. Determinants of Hormone Therapy Discontinuation among Female Veterans Nationally. Military Medicine 2008, 173: 91-96. PMID: 18251338, PMCID: PMC3115618, DOI: 10.7205/milmed.173.1.91.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA women's clinicsHormone therapyHealth care servicesFemale veteransWomen's clinicWomen's Health Initiative clinical trialsVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemUse of HTWomen's health care servicesVA systemGender-specific careAfrican American raceHormone therapy discontinuationHealth care systemHT discontinuationHT GuidelineTherapy discontinuationDiscontinuation ratesHT useClinical trialsHeart diseaseHispanic ethnicityVA pharmacyAmerican raceCare services