Female Armed Forces Veterans
Female veterans experience common mental health difficulties at higher rates than male veterans. Reported prevalence of depression and anxiety is higher among female veterans than male veterans. Female veterans are less likely to seek help…
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Female veterans experience common mental health difficulties at higher rates than male veterans. Reported prevalence of depression and anxiety is higher among female veterans than male veterans. Female veterans are less likely to seek help from existing armed forces veterans' mental health services. Barriers for female veterans may be intensified by transition difficulties and tensions between military cultural expectations and feminine identity.