Eating disorders in military and veteran men and women: A systematic review

Abstract

The high rates of EDs among military and veteran samples underscore the importance of further research, as well as the importance of screening and intervention efforts, in these understudied populations.

Women Veterans’ Treatment Preferences for Disordered Eating

“…At least one study suggests that men veterans are more likely to report disordered eating than women veterans (Higgins et al, 2013) and men may have different treatment preferences (Robertson et al, 2015). Further, there is reason to believe that stigma and the perception of disordered eating as a “women’s” problem could lead men to underreport disordered eating (Bartlett & Mitchell, 2015), suggesting that disordered eating among men may be a larger public health concern than currently understood.…”

“…Treating disordered eating is of special importance to veterans served by the Veterans Health Administration (VA). A recent systematic review found prevalence estimates of disordered eating among veteran and military men and women to be comparable to or higher than prevalence estimates for the general population (Bartlett & Mitchell, 2015). At the extreme end of the spectrum, one included study found that almost 80% of the thousands of participants in VA’s weight loss program report disordered eating (Higgins et al, 2013).…”

“…While women and men engage in disordered eating, we focused on women because military and veteran women are often more likely to be diagnosed with and report disordered eating (Bartlett & Mitchell, 2015; Frayne et al, 2014). Given the nascent nature of this research, we used qualitative methods to identify treatment preferences and to provide context for why participants preferred certain treatments.…”

Main Indicators of Health Disorders in Women Soldiers (2003–2015)

“…Необходимо це ленаправленное медицинское обследование военнослужащихженщин по раннему выяв лению признаков болезней указанных классов [27]. Некоторые практические рекомендации с целью массаконтролируемого ведения бе Рис.…”

Does body mass index moderate the association between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and suicidal ideation in Iraq/Afghanistan veterans?

“…Similarly, mortality risk increased by nearly 60% when individuals were faced with weight discrimination, and this increase was not better explained by other psychological or physical risk factors (Sutin et al, 2015). Military service members may be at increased risk for experiencing weight stigma due to unfavorable consequences for not meeting weight requirements (i.e., remedial fitness programs, discharge; Bartlett & Mitchell, 2015; Stewart et al, 2011). Due to the incidence of mental health stigma in military culture, veterans with PTSD may experience prejudice and decreased social support (Pietrzak et al, 2009), both of which can increase suicidal ideation and attempts (DeBeer et al, 2014; Fergusson et al, 1999; Perry et al, 2012).…”