Description
In the very first text of its kind, Women at War brings together all available information and experience on women's physical and mental health in one resource to enlighten the practitioners caring for them. Our U.S Department of Defense is approximately 15% women with over 300,000 women having deployed since September 11th, 2001. This book reviews the epidemiology, changes in policy and demographics of women in the services, the factors affecting their health and health care while serving in austere environments, issues related to reproductive and urogenital health and how health care providers can help prepare and prevent illness. The book also looks at mental health issues to include PTSD and other psychological effects of war, intimate partner violence, sexual assault and suicide, as well as the veteran experience. The book brings together researchers, clinicians, and service member experience and presents the information in a practical, actionable format. It also highlights areas where data is lacking and more study is demanded.
Table of Contents
ForewardContributorsIntroductionSection I: Background and IntroductionChapter 1 Comparative Morbidity and Mortality of Women Serving in the U.S. Military during a Decade of WarfareChapter 2 Female Soldiers and PTSDChapter 3 Women at War in AustraliaSection II: Women at WarChapter 4 Medical Issues for Women Warriors on DeploymentChapter 5 Reproductive HealthChapter 6 Issues in the Prevention of Malaria among Women at WarChapter 7: Women, Ships, Subs & the U.S. NavyChapter 8: Female Combat MedicsSection III: Women Home from WarChapter 9: Human Sexuality and Women in the Area of OperationsChapter 10: Women Home From WarChapter 11: Mothers in WarChapter 12: Building the Framework for Successful Deployment ReunionsChapter 13: Traumatic Brain Injury: Implications for Women in the MilitarySection IV: Psychological Issues for Active Duty WomenChapter 14: Suicide-Related Ideation and Behaviors in Military WomenChapter 15: Intimate Partner Violence, Military Personnel, and VeteransSection V: The Female Veteran ExperienceChapter 16: The Woman Veteran ExperienceChapter 17: Mental health of women warriors: the power of belongingChapter 18: The Veterans Health Administration Response to Military Sexual TraumaChapter 19: Compensation, Pension, and other Benefits for Women Veterans with Disabilities
