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1 Female Veterans and Substance Abuse Banerjea, R., Pogach, L. M., Smelson, D., & Sambamoorthi, U. (Nov-Dec 2009). Mental illness and substance use disorders among women veterans with diabetes. Women's Health Issues, 19(6), Banerjea, R., Sambamoorthi, U., Smelson, D., & Pogach, L. M. (2007). Chronic illness with complexities: Mental illness and substance use among veteran clinic users with diabetes. American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse, 33(6), doi: / Baumgartner, A. L. (2007). The relationship between religiosity and substance abuse in female veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 68(6-B), Bencla, B. B., & Beicher, J. R. (2006). Alcohol and other drug problems among homeless veterans: A life-course theory of forgiveness. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 24(1), doi: /j020v24n01-09 Benda, B. B. (2004). Gender differences in the rehospitalization of substance abusers among homeless military veterans. Journal of Drug Issues, 34(4), Benda, B. B. (2005). Gender differences in predictors of suicidal thoughts and attempts among homeless veterans that abuse substances. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 35(1), Benda, B. B. (2005). A study of substance abuse, traumata, and social support systems among homeless veterans doi: /j137v12n01 04 Benda, B. B. (2006). Survival analysis of social support and trauma among homeless male and female veterans who abuse substances. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (Wiley-Blackwell), 76(1), doi: / Benda, B. B., & House, H. A. (2003). Does PTSD differ according to gender among military veterans? Journal of Family Social Work, 7(1),

2 Booth, B. M., Mengeling, M., Torner, J., & Sadler, A. G. (Jun 2011). Rape, sex partnership, and substance use consequences in women veterans. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24(3), Brown, L. S. (Spr 1986). From alienation to connection: Feminist therapy with post-traumatic stress disorder. Women & Therapy, 5(1), Carlson, B. E., Stromwall, L. K., & Lietz, C. A. (2013). Mental health issues in recently returning women veterans: Implications for practice. Social Work, 58(2), doi: /sw/swt001 Chapman, S. L. C., Wu, L., Chapman, S. L. C., & Wu, L. (2014). Suicide and substance use among female veterans: A need for research. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 136(6), 1. Chavez, L. J., Williams, E. C., Lapham, G., & Bradley, K. A. (May 2012). Association between alcohol screening scores and alcohol-related risks among female veterans affairs patients. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 73(3), Cheney, A. M., Dunn, A., Booth, B. M., Frith, L., & Curran, G. M. (2013). The intersections of gender and power in women veterans' experiences of substance use and va care. Annals of Anthropological Practice, 37(2), doi: /napa Clark, M. (Spr 1986). Alcoholism first. Women & Therapy, 5(1), Creech, S. K., Borsari, B., Creech, S. K., & Borsari, B. (2014). Alcohol use, military sexual trauma, expectancies, and coping skills in women veterans presenting to primary care. Addictive Behaviors, 39(2), 379. Cucciare, M. A., Simpson, T., Hoggatt, K. J., Gifford, E., & Timko, C. (Apr 2013). Substance use among women veterans: Epidemiology to evidence-based treatment. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 32(2), Davis, T. M., Bush, K. R., Kivlahan, D. R., Dobie, D. J., & Bradley, K. A. (Feb 2003). Screening for substance abuse and psychiatric disorders among women patients in a VA health care system. Psychiatric Services, 54(2),

3 Davis, T. M., & Wood, P. S. (Mar 1999). Substance abuse and sexual trauma in a female veteran population. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 16(2), Eisen, S. V., Schultz, M. R., Vogt, D., Glickman, M. E., Elwy, A. R., Drainoni, M.,... Martin, J. (2012). Mental and physical health status and alcohol and drug use following return from deployment to iraq or afghanistan. American Journal of Public Health, 102, S66-S73. doi: /ajph Galanter, M. (6). Recent developments in alcoholism, vol. 6. (1988).Recent Developments in Alcoholism, Vol, Glass, J. E., Perron, B. E., & Straussner, S. L. (2012). Introduction to the special issue. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 12(1), 1-5. doi: / x Goyal, V., Mattocks, K. M., & Sadler, A. G. (2012). High-risk behavior and sexually transmitted infections among U.S. active duty servicewomen and veterans. Journal of Women's Health ( ), 21(11), doi: /jwh Graeber, M. A. (2011). Factors associated with va versus non-va substance use treatment among women veterans. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 72(3-B), Hankin, C. S., Skinner, K. M., Sullivan, L. M., Miller, D. R., Frayne, S., & Tripp, T. J. (Oct 1999). Prevalence of depressive and alcohol abuse symptoms among women VA outpatients who report experiencing sexual assault while in the military. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 12(4), Harpaz-Rotem, I., Rosenheck, R. A., & Desai, R. (2011). Residential treatment for homeless female veterans with psychiatric and substance use disorders: Effect on 1-year clinical outcomes. Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, 48(8), doi: /jrrd Hassija, C. M., Jakupcak, M., Maguen, S., & Shipherd, J. C. (Apr 2012). The influence of combat and interpersonal trauma on PTSD, depression, and alcohol misuse in U.S. gulf war and OEF/OIF women veterans. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25(2),

4 Hawkins, E. J., Lapham, G. T., Kivlahan, D. R., & Bradley, K. A. (2010). Recognition and management of alcohol misuse in OEF/OIF and other veterans in the VA: A cross-sectional study. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 109(1-3), doi: /j.drugalcdep Hoff, R. A., & Rosenheck, R. A. (1997). Utilization of mental health services by women in a maledominated environment: The VA experience. Psychiatric Services, 48(11), Inaba, R. K. (Jun 1998). Alcohol expectancies among substance abusing vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 58(12-B), Kubany, E. S., Leisen, M. B., Kaplan, A. S., & Kelly, M. P. (Jun 2000). Validation of a brief measure of posttraumatic stress disorder: The distressing event questionnaire (DEQ). Psychological Assessment, 12(2), Lapham, G. T., Rubinsky, A. D., Heagerty, P. J., Achtmeyer, C., Williams, E. C., Hawkins, E. J.,... Bradley, K. A. (2014). Probability and predictors of patients converting from negative to positive screens for alcohol misuse. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 38(2), doi: /acer Lehavot, K., Browne, K. C., & Simpson, T. L. (2014). Examining sexual orientation disparities in alcohol misuse among women veterans. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 47(5), doi: /j.amepre Livingston, J. A., & Rankin, J. M. (Spr 1986). Propping up the patriarchy: The silenced soldiering of military nurses. Women & Therapy, 5(1), Maguen, S., Cohen, B., Ren, L., Bosch, J., Kimerling, R., & Seal, K. (2012). Gender differences in military sexual trauma and mental health diagnoses among iraq and afghanistan veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Women's Health Issues, 22(1), e61-e66. doi: /j.whi

5 Middleton, K., & Craig, C. D. (May 2012). A systematic literature review of PTSD among female veterans from 1990 to Social Work in Mental Health, 10(3), Miles, S. R., Graham, D. P., & Teng, E. J. (2015). Examining the influence of mild traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder on alcohol use disorder in OEF/OIF veterans. Military Medicine, 180(1), doi: /milmed-d Nazarian, D., Kimerling, R., & Frayne, S. M. (2012). Posttraumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders, and medical comorbidity among returning U.S. veterans. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25(2), doi: /jts Nunnink, S. E., Goldwaser, G., Heppner, P. S., Pittman, J. O. E., Nievergelt, C. M., & Baker, D. G. (Jul 2010). Female veterans of the OEF/OIF conflict: Concordance of PTSD symptoms and substance misuse. Addictive Behaviors, 35(7), Oliva, E. M., Gregor, A., Rogers, J., Dalton, A., Harris, A. H. S., & Trafton, J. A. (2012). Correlates of specialty substance use disorder treatment among female patients in the veterans health administration. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 12(3), doi: / x Ouimette, P. C., Wolfe, J., & Chrestman, K. R. (1996). Characteristics of posttraumatic stress disorder-alcohol abuse comorbidity in women. Journal of Substance Abuse, 8(3), Ross, R., Fortney, J., Lancaster, B., & Booth, B. M. (May 1998). Age, ethnicity, and comorbidity in a national sample of hospitalized alcohol-dependent women veterans. Psychiatric Services, 49(5), Rubin, A. (2012). Civilian social work with veterans returning from iraq and afghanistan: A call to action Oxford University Press / USA. doi: /sw/sws048 STRAUSS, J. L., MARX, C. E., WEITLAUF, J. C., STECHUCHAK, K. M., STRAITS-TRÖSTER, K., WORJOLOH, A. W.,... CALHOUN, P. S. (2011). Is military sexual trauma associated with trading

6 sex among women veterans seeking outpatient mental health care? Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 12(3), doi: / Walker, R. D., Howard, M. O., Anderson, B., Walker, P. S., Lambert, M. D., Suchinsky, R., & Johnson, M. (Sep 1995). Diagnosis and hospital readmission rates of female veterans with substancerelated disorders. Psychiatric Services, 46(9), Wallace, A. E., Sheehan, E. P., & YoungXu, Y. (Sep 2009). Women, alcohol, and the military: Cultural changes and reductions in later alcohol problems among female veterans. Journal of Women's Health, 18(9), Westermeyer, J., Canive, J., Thuras, P., Thompson, J., Crosby, R. D., & Garrard, J. (2009). A comparison of substance use disorder severity and course in american indian male and female veterans. American Journal on Addictions, 18(1), doi: / Whitlock, E. P., Ferry, L. H., Burchette, R. J., & Abbey, D. (Jul-Aug 1995). Smoking characteristics of female veterans. Addictive Behaviors, 20(4),

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