The Mental Health of US Military Women in Combat Support Occupations

Lindstrom, Krista E.; Smith, Tyler C.; Wells, Timothy S.; Wang, Linda Z.; Smith, Besa; Reed, Robert J.; Goldfinger, Wendy E.; Ryan, Margaret A. K.

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“…These work conditions increase the risk of SU, psychological problems, and life-threatening injuries (Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, 2012b; Hoge et al, 2005; Seal et al, 2007; Smith, Zamorski, Smith, Riddle, LeardMann, Wells, et al, 2007b). Military men and women increasingly perform similar military and deployment duties, although differences still exist (Lindstrom et al, 2006; Smith et al, 2007a). Performing military duties similar to men may increase women’s occupational stress and SU problems prior to deployment, physical and social availability of alcohol, and work-related drinking.…”

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Gender differences in substance use treatment utilization in the year prior to deployment in Army service members

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Mohr

Lundgren

et al. 2013

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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Although military men have heavier drinking patterns, military women experience equal or higher rates of dependence symptoms and similar rates of alcohol-related problems as men at lower levels of consumption. Thus, gender may be important for understanding substance use treatment (SUT) utilization before deployment. Military health system data were analyzed to examine gender differences in both substance use diagnosis (SUDX) and SUT in 152,447 Army service members returning from deployments in FY2010. Propensity score analysis of probability of SUDX indicated that women had lower odds (AOR: 0.91, 95% CI: 0.86–0.96) of military lifetime SUDX. After adjusting for lifetime SUDX using propensity score analysis, multivariate regression found women had substantially lower odds (AOR: 0.61; 95% CI: 0.54–0.70) of using SUT the year prior to deployment. Findings suggest gender disparities in military-provided SUT and a need to consider whether military substance use assessment protocols are sensitive to gender differences.

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