Overview

In the very first text of its kind, Women at War brings together all the available information and experience on Women's health and mental health under one cover to enlighten the practitioners caring for them. 2.5 million US service members have deployed since September 11th, 2001 to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; with over 300,000 of these soldiers being women. While the available information on the medical and mental health needs of women in deployment and combat is sparse and hard to find, this new volume brings together the literature that exists on female active duty service members and veterans.Women at War reviews topics such as epidemiology, deployment health, reproductive and genitourinary issues, mothering, sexuality, PTSD and other psychological effects of war, wounds and disability, intimate partner violence, sexual assault and suicide. It provides health care providers with insight that can help treat and prevent illness in the female military population by bringing together researchers, clinicians and service member experience and knowledge and presents the information in a practical, actionable format. It also highlights areas where data is lacking and more study is demanded.

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Author:   Elspeth Cameron Ritchie (MD, MPH, MD, MPH, US Department of Veterans Affairs) ,  Anne L Naclerio (MD, MPH, MD, MPH, Army National Guard)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 25.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 17.50cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780190620004

ISBN 10:   0190620005
Pages:   394
Publication Date:   14 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreward Contributors Introduction Section I: Background and Introduction Chapter 1 Comparative Morbidity and Mortality of Women Serving in the U.S. Military during a Decade of Warfare Chapter 2 Female Soldiers and PTSD Chapter 3 Women at War in Australia Section II: Women at War Chapter 4 Medical Issues for Women Warriors on Deployment Chapter 5 Reproductive Health Chapter 6 Issues in the Prevention of Malaria among Women at War Chapter 7: Women, Ships, Subs & the U.S. Navy Chapter 8: Female Combat Medics Section III: Women Home from War Chapter 9: Human Sexuality and Women in the Area of Operations Chapter 10: Women Home From War Chapter 11: Mothers in War Chapter 12: Building the Framework for Successful Deployment Reunions Chapter 13: Traumatic Brain Injury: Implications for Women in the Military Section IV: Psychological Issues for Active Duty Women Chapter 14: Suicide-Related Ideation and Behaviors in Military Women Chapter 15: Intimate Partner Violence, Military Personnel, and Veterans Section V: The Female Veteran Experience Chapter 16: The Woman Veteran Experience Chapter 17: Mental health of women warriors: the power of belonging Chapter 18: The Veterans Health Administration Response to Military Sexual Trauma Chapter 19: Compensation, Pension, and other Benefits for Women Veterans with Disabilities

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Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH COL (Ret) US Army Chief Clinical Officer District of Columbia Department of Mental Health Washington DC Anne L Naclerio, MD, MPH, COL Chief Surgeon Army National Guard Chair, Women's Health Task Force, Office of the Army Surgeon General Associate Professor Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Arlington, VA

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