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Research for Women Veterans
Participate in VA Research
Women have traditionally been underrepresented in medical research, leading to gaps in biomedical knowledge 
. By volunteering to participate in VA research efforts like those listed below, women Veterans can make a difference.
- VA’s National PTSD Brain Bank Collaborates with PINK Concussions Group
- The Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational Study (VE-HEROeS) is a large-scale survey study on the health and well-being of Vietnam-era Veterans. Approximately 54,000 scientifically selected individuals, including Vietnam-era Veterans and a comparison group of similarly aged Americans without military experience, have been invited to participate. Currently 39 percent of Veterans and 61 percent of the general U.S. population have returned their surveys. We strongly encourage invited women Veterans and civilians to participate if you have not already responded! More participation means more data for researchers to learn about the current health of Vietnam-era Veterans, and more knowledge to help VA care for these Veterans.
- Million Veteran Program - VA is studying how genes affect health and needs more women Veterans to participate.
- VA, Boston University, and the Concussion Legacy Foundation have partnered to form the Brain Bank to allow research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy and other brain diseases. Learn more and follow former VA Secretary McDonald’s lead by making a pledge to join the brain donation registry .
- Tango to help Parkinson’s research
- This study will research if and how two different types of partnered dance (adaptive tango) affect brain activity in people with and without Parkinson’s disease. - Service dogs for Veterans with PTSD - This study is to determine how Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are helped by a service dog versus an emotional support dog.
- The VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) mission is to improve the quality of life of Veterans and others with hearing and balance problems through clinical research, technology development, and education that leads to better patient care. They are currently looking for research participants for numerous studies.
VA Reports and Research
- Million Veteran Program: Women Veterans
- Women Veterans Population Fact Sheet (2017)
- Understanding and Improving Pre- and Post-Natal Care for Women Veteran video and podcast
- VA Office of Inspector General Review of VHA Care and Privacy Standards for Women Veterans
- Women Veterans Forum
- Evidence Map: Women Veterans' Health Research Literature (2008-2015)
- VA Office of Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D), Women’s Health Topics
- Evidence Report: Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms Associated with Menopause
- Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Women Veterans Health Care Study (October 2016)
- Profile of Women Veterans: 2015
- Women Veteran Report: 2015
- VA Office of Research & Development, Women’s Health Research
- Study of Barriers for Women Veterans to VA Health Care (2015)
- Women Veterans Issues - A Historical Perspecitive
- National Veteran Health Equity Report
- Sourcebook: Women Veterans in the VHA Volume 3: Sociodemographics, Utilization, Costs of Care, and Health Profile (2014)
- America’s Women Veterans: Military Service History and VA Benefit Utilization Statistics (2011)
Special Volumes
- Factors associated with persistent posttraumatic stress disorder among U.S. military service members and Veterans | BMC Psychiatry 03/2018
- Written Exposure Therapy Noninferior to Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD | Healio Psychiatriac Annals 01/2018
- Implementation Assessment of U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Veterans Employment Initiative | 12/14/2017
- Study: Integrating Legal Aid With Medical Care Improves Veterans’ Lives | 12/2017
- Developing a Risk Model to Target High-Risk Preventive Interventions for Sexual Assault Victimization Among Female U.S. Army Soldiers | 11/2017
- Supporting United States Veterans: A review of Veteran-focused needs assessments from 2008-2017 | 11/2017
- Abortion knowledge and experiences among US servicewomen: A qualitative study | 11/2017
- 2017 Health of Women Who Have Served Report | 11/2017
- Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services: Background and Issues for Congress | 10/04/2017
- Military Women's Health: A Scoping Review and Gap Analysis, 2000-2015 | 05/2017
- Characteristics of Female Veterans-An Analytic View Across Age-Cohorts: 2015
- American Public Health Association’ Medical Care Special Edition – Medical Care has published a special supplement on The State of the Science in VA Health Equity Research.
- Defense Advisory Committee On Women in the Services – 2017 Focus Group Report
- HSR&D In Progress: VA Healthcare for Women Veterans (03/02/2017)
- GAO Report GOA-17-52 — VA Health Care: Improved Monitoring Needed for Effective Oversight of Care for Women Veterans
- Got Your 6 2016 Veterans Civic Health Index
- Women’s Health Issues 2011 special supplement Health and Health Care of Women Veterans and Women in the Military and 2014 special collection on Women Veteran’s Health
- The Gerontologist 2016 supplement on Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative
- Women at War, Edited by Elspeth Cameron Ritchie and Anne L Naclerio
PubMed.gov Resources
PubMed.gov comprises more than 26 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher websites. Please contact your local library to obtain the full-text of any of these references.
- DiMauro J, Renshaw KD, Blais RK. Sexual vs. Non-sexual trauma, sexual satisfaction and function, and mental health in female Veterans. J Trauma Dissociation. 2018 Jul-Sep;19(4):403-416. doi: 10.1080/15299732.2018.1451975. PMID: 29601287
- Yalch MM, Hebenstreit CL, Maguen S. Influence of military sexual assault and other military stressors on substance use disorder and PTS symptomology in female military Veterans. Addict Behav. 2018 May;80:28-33. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.12.026. Epub 2017 Dec 27. PMID: 29310004
- Lutwak N. It Saved My Life. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Apr 12. doi: 10.1111/acem.13427. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29645319
- Lee DJ, Kearns JC, Wisco BE, Green JD, Gradus JL, Sloan DM, Nock MK, Rosen RC, Keane TM, Marx BP. A longitudinal study of risk factors for suicide attempts among Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans. Depress Anxiety. 2018 Apr 10. doi: 10.1002/da.22736. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29637667
- Kip KE, Diamond DM. Clinical, Empirical, and Theoretical Rationale for Selection of Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in VA and DoD Facilities. Mil Med. 2018 Apr 4. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usy027. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29635395
- Bernecker SL, Rosellini AJ, Nock MK, Chiu WT, Gutierrez PM, Hwang I, Joiner TE, Naifeh JA, Sampson NA, Zaslavsky AM, Stein MB, Ursano RJ, Kessler RC. Improving risk prediction accuracy for new soldiers in the U.S. Army by adding self-report survey data to administrative data. BMC Psychiatry. 2018 Apr 3;18(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1656-4. PMID: 29615005
- Shaw JG, Nelson DA, Shaw KA, Woolaway-Bickel K, Phibbs CS, Kurina LM. Deployment and Preterm Birth Among US Army Soldiers. Am J Epidemiol. 2018 Apr 1;187(4):687-695. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwy003. PMID: 29370332
- Millner AJ, Ursano RJ, Hwang I, King AJ, Naifeh JA, Sampson NA, Zaslavsky AM, Stein MB, Kessler RC, Nock MK; STARRS-LS Collaborators. Collaborators: (41) Heeringa S, Colpe LJ, Schoenbaum M, Cersovsky S, Cox K, Aliaga PA, Benedek DM, Nikki Benevides K, Bliese PD, Borja S, Bromet EJ, Brown GG, Campbell-Sills L, Dempsey CL, Fullerton CS, Gebler N, Gifford RK, Gilman SE, Holloway MG, Hurwitz PE, Jain S, Kao TC, Koenen KC, Lewandowski-Romps L, Mash HH, McCarroll JE, Ng THH, Raman R, Ramsawh HJ, Rosellini AJ, Santiago P, Scanlon M, Smoller JW, Street A, Thomas ML, Wang L, Wassel CL, Wessely S, Wryter CL, Wu H, Wynn GH. Lifetime Suicidal Behaviors and Career Characteristics Among U.S. Army Soldiers: Results from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS). Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2018 Apr;48(2):230-250. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12363. Epub 2017 Jun 20. PMID: 28631262
- Giannitrapani K, McCaa M, Haverfield M, Kerns RD, Timko C, Dobscha S, Lorenz K. Veteran Experiences Seeking Non-pharmacologic Approaches for Pain. Mil Med. 2018 Mar 26. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usy018. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29590422
- Shahani S, Korenblit P, Thomas P, Passannante MR, Carr R, Davis L. Targeted Secure Messages to Facilitate Access to Tobacco Treatment Counseling for Veterans: Feasibility Study. JMIR Ment Health. 2018 Mar 5;5(1):e18. doi: 10.2196/mental.7957. PMID: 29506969
- Sairsingh H, Solomon P, Helstrom A, Treglia D. Depression in Female Veterans Returning from Deployment: The Role of Social Factors. Mil Med. 2018 Mar 1;183(3-4):e133-e139. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usx065. PMID: 29514350
- Watkins LE, Laws HB. A Dyadic Analysis of PTSD and Psychological Partner Aggression Among U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans: The Impact of Gender and Dual-Veteran Couple Status. J Interpers Violence. 2018 Mar 1:886260518760016. doi: 10.1177/0886260518760016. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29502510
- Varkovitzky RL, Sherrill AM, Reger GM. Effectiveness of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders Among Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Study. Behav Modif. 2018 Mar;42(2):210-230. doi: 10.1177/0145445517724539. Epub 2017 Aug 27. PMID: 28845680
- Zickmund SL, Burkitt KH, Gao S, Stone RA, Jones AL, Hausmann LRM, Switzer GE, Borrero S, Rodriguez KL, Fine MJ. Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Equity in Veteran Satisfaction with Health Care in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Mar;33(3):305-331. doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4221-9. Epub 2018 Jan 8. PMID: 29313226
- Najavits LM, Krinsley K, Waring ME, Gallagher MW, Skidmore C. A Randomized Controlled Trial for Veterans with PTSD and Substance Use Disorder: Creating Change versus Seeking Safety. Subst Use Misuse. 2018 Feb 20:1-13. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2018.1432653. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29461920
- Dichter ME, Sorrentino AE, Haywood TN, Bellamy SL, Medvedeva E, Roberts CB, Iverson KM. Women's Healthcare Utilization Following Routine Screening for Past-Year Intimate Partner Violence in the Veterans Health Administration. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Feb 8. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4321-1. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29423623
- Newins AR, Wilson SM, Hopkins TA, Straits-Troster K, Kudler H, Calhoun PS. Barriers to the use of Veterans Affairs health care services among female Veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Psychol Serv. 2018 Feb 8. doi: 10.1037/ser0000230. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29419309
- Jones AL, Thomas R, Hedayati DO, Saba SK, Conley J, Gordon AJ. Patient predictors and utilization of health services within a medical home for homeless persons. Subst Abus. 2018 Feb 7:0. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1437500. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29412071
- Corcoran KL, Dunn AS, Green BN, Formolo LR, Beehler GP. Changes in female Veterans' neck pain following chiropractic care at a hospital for Veterans. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2018 Feb;30:91-95. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.12.013. Epub 2017 Dec 13. PMID: 29389486
- Gray M, Chung J, Aguila F, Williams TG, Teraoka JK, Harris OA. Long-Term Functional Outcomes in Military Service Members and Veterans After Traumatic Brain Injury/Polytrauma Inpatient Rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Feb;99(2S):S33-S39. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.08.465. Epub 2017 Sep 1. PMID: 28866009
- Hawkins BL, Crowe BM. Contextual Facilitators and Barriers of Community Reintegration Among Injured Female Military Veterans: A Qualitative Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Feb;99(2S):S65-S71. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.07.018. Epub 2017 Sep 1. PMID: 28866010
- Judge CP, Zhao X, Sileanu FE, Mor MK, Borrero S. Medical contraindications to estrogen and contraceptive use among women Veterans. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Feb;218(2):234.e1-234.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.10.020. Epub 2017 Oct 27. PMID: 29111146
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