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VA » Center for Women Veterans (CWV) » Research for Women Veterans

Center for Women Veterans (CWV)

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 make 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

Concerning Trends in Suicide Among Women Veterans Point to Need for More Research on Tailored Interventions
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

Rates and correlates of disordered eating among women Veterans in primary care | MD Linx 05/2018
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.

Küffer A, Straus LD, Prather AA, Inslicht SS, Richards A, Shigenaga JK, Madden E, Metzler TJ, Neylan TC, O'Donovan A. Altered overnight levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in men and women with posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Apr;102:114-120. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.12.002. Epub 2018 Dec 5. PMID: 30544002
Huston JC, Grillo AR, Iverson KM, Mitchell KS; VA Boston Healthcare System. Associations between disordered eating and intimate partner violence mediated by depression and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in a female Veteran sample. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2019 Mar 28;58:77-82. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.03.007. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30965163
Kreyenbuhl J, Lucksted A, Despeaux K, Sykes VM. Understanding women Veterans' experiences with and management of weight gain from medications for serious mental illness: A qualitative study. Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2019 Mar 28. doi: 10.1037/prj0000348. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30920258
Lawrence KA, Matthieu MM, Robertson-Blackmore E. Civic Service as an Intervention to Promote Psychosocial Health and Implications for Mental Health in Post-9/11/01 Era Women Veterans. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2019 Mar 28. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2018.7338. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30920331
Ronzitti S, Kraus SW, Decker SE, Ashrafioun L. Clinical characteristics of Veterans with gambling disorders seeking pain treatment. Addict Behav. 2019 Mar 22;95:160-165. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.03.014. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30925440
Santhiveeran J. The influence of obesity and sociodemographic factors on the health hardships among women Veterans. Soc Work Health Care. 2019 Mar 22:1-12. doi: 10.1080/00981389.2019.1587659. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30901287
Soohoo M, Moradi H, Obi Y, Rhee CM, Gosmanova EO, Molnar MZ, Kashyap ML, Gillen DL, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Streja E. Statin Therapy Before Transition to End-Stage Renal Disease With Posttransition Outcomes. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Mar 19;8(6):e011869. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.011869. PMID: 30885048
Horwitz AG, Smith DL, Held P, Zalta AK. Characteristics of Veteran and Civilian Suicide Decedents: A Sex-Stratified Analysis. Am J Prev Med. 2019 Mar 18. pii: S0749-3797(18)32443-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.11.017. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30898537
Maynard C, Mikuls TR, Cannon GW, England BR, Conaghan PG, Østergaard M, Baker DG, Kerr G, George MD, Barton JL, Baker JF. Sex Differences in the Achievement of Remission and Low Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 Mar 15. doi: 10.1002/acr.23873. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30875461

Albright DL, Landor AA, McDaniel JT, Godfrey K, Fletcher KL, Thomas KH, Bertram J. Sexual Behaviors and Health Practices Among Student Service Members and Veterans. Arch Sex Behav. 2019 Mar 11. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1331-3. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30874977

Morland LA, Wells SY, Glassman LH, Grubbs KM, Mackintosh MA, Golshan S, Sohn MJ, Thorp SR, Savage UC, Acierno RE. What Do Veterans Want? Understanding Veterans' Preferences for PTSD Treatment Delivery. Mil Med. 2019 Mar 6. pii: usz035. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usz035. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30839067
Gibson CJ, Li Y, Bertenthal D, Huang AJ, Seal KH. Menopause symptoms and chronic pain in a national sample of midlife women Veterans. Menopause. 2019 Mar 4. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001312. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30839364
Bade BC, DeRycke EC, Ramsey C, Skanderson M, Crothers K, Haskell S, Bean-Mayberry B, Brandt C, Bastian LA, Akgün KM. Sex Differences in Veterans Admitted to the Hospital for COPD Exacerbation. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Mar 1. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201809-615OC. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30822098
Kelley ML, Braitman AL, White TD, Ehlke SJ. Sex differences in mental health symptoms and substance use and their association with moral injury in Veterans. Psychol Trauma. 2019 Mar;11(3):337-344. doi: 10.1037/tra0000407. Epub 2018 Sep 20. PMID: 30234322

Schult TM, Schmunk SK, Marzolf JR, Mohr DC. The Health Status of Veteran Employees Compared to Civilian Employees in Veterans Health Administration. Mil Med. 2019 Feb 22. pii: usy410. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usy410. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30793192

Liu Y, Collins C, Wang K, Xie X, Bie R. The prevalence and trend of depression among Veterans in the United States. J Affect Disord. 2019 Feb 15;245:724-727. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.031. Epub 2018 Nov 5. PMID: 30699861
Schnurr PP, Lunney CA. Residual symptoms following prolonged exposure and present-centered therapy for PTSD in female Veterans and soldiers. Depress Anxiety. 2019 Feb;36(2):162-169. doi: 10.1002/da.22871. Epub 2018 Dec 21. PMID: 30576030
Blais RK, Monson CM, Livingston WS, Maguen S. The association of disordered eating and sexual health with relationship satisfaction in female service members/Veterans. Fam Psychol. 2019 Jan 31. doi: 10.1037/fam0000493. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30702307

Epstein EL, Martindale SL, Va Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Workgroup, Miskey HM. Posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain Injury: Sex differences in Veterans. Psychiatry Res. 2019 Jan 31;274:105-111. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.01.097. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30784779