Research Article, J Trauma Stress Disor Treat Vol: 3 Issue: 3
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Abuse, and Other Behavioral Health Indicators among Active Duty Military Men and Women
| Laurel L. Hourani1*, Jason Williams1, Robert M. Bray1 and Denise B. Kandel2 |
| RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27719, USA |
| Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, and New York State Psychiatric Institute, NY, USA |
| Corresponding author : Laurel L. Hourani RTI International, 2769 Pleasant Acres Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23453, USA Fax: 757689-3227 E-mail: hourani@rti.org |
| Received: November 06, 2013 Accepted: February 27, 2014 Published: May 02, 2014 |
| Citation: Hourani LL, Wiliams J, Bray RM, Kandel DB (2014) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Abuse, and Other Behavioral Health Indicators among Active Duty Military Men and Women. J Trauma Stress Disor Treat 3:3. doi:10.4172/2324-8947.1000124 |
Abstract
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Abuse, and Other Behavioral Health Indicators among Active Duty Military Men and Women
Despite civilian studies showing that women exhibit higher rates of PTSD, but men have greater exposure to traumatic events, few studies have examined this apparent contradiction among active duty personnel. The current study examined gender differences in PTSD and the influence of a wide range of risk factors and comorbid conditions in the United States military.
