Women soldiers see more combat than in prior eras, have same PTSD rate as men, study says
Monday, January 16, 2012 - 09:01
in Health & Medicine
(Medical Xpress) -- Women who served in the U.S. Army in Iraq and Afghanistan were involved in combat at significantly higher rates than in previous conflicts, and screened positive for post-traumatic stress disorder at the same rate as men, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.