Women at War (Paperback)

Elspeth Cameron Ritchie

ISBN 10: 0190620005 / ISBN 13: 9780190620004

Published by Oxford University Press Inc, New York, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. In the very first text of its kind, Women at War brings together all the available information and experience on Women's health and mental health under one cover to enlighten the practitioners caring for them. 2.5 million US service members have deployed since September 11th, 2001 to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; with over 300,000 of these soldiers being women. While the available information on the medical and mental health needs of women in deployment andcombat is sparse and hard to find, this new volume brings together the literature that exists on female active duty service members and veterans.Women at War reviews topics such asepidemiology, deployment health, reproductive and genitourinary issues, mothering, sexuality, PTSD and other psychological effects of war, wounds and disability, intimate partner violence, sexual assault and suicide. It provides health care providers with insight that can help treat and prevent illness in the female military population by bringing together researchers, clinicians and service member experience and knowledge and presents the information in a practical, actionable format. It alsohighlights areas where data is lacking and more study is demanded. Now available in paperback, Women at War brings together all the available information on women's health and mental health needed by practitioners who care for servicewomen. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Women at War (Paperback)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0190620005
• ISBN 13: 9780190620004
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In the very first text of its kind, Women at War brings together all the available information and experience on Women's health and mental health under one cover to enlighten the practitioners caring for them. 2.5 million US service members have deployed since September 11th, 2001 to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; with over 300,000 of these soldiers being women. While the available information on the medical and mental health needs of women in deployment and combat is sparse and hard to find, this new volume brings together the literature that exists on female active duty service members and veterans.

Women at War reviews topics such as epidemiology, deployment health, reproductive and genitourinary issues, mothering, sexuality, PTSD and other psychological effects of war, wounds and disability, intimate partner violence, sexual assault and suicide. It provides health care providers with insight that can help treat and prevent illness in the female military population by bringing together researchers, clinicians and service member experience and knowledge and presents the information in a practical, actionable format. It also highlights areas where data is lacking and more study is demanded.

About the Author

Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH
COL (Ret) US Army
Chief Clinical Officer
District of Columbia
Department of Mental Health
Washington DC

Anne L Naclerio, MD, MPH, COL
Chief Surgeon
Army National Guard
Chair, Women's Health Task Force, Office of the Army Surgeon General
Associate Professor Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Arlington, VA