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Thirty-five veterans (9.6\u00a0%) identified as gay or lesbian (4.7\u00a0%), or bisexual (4.9\u00a0%).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Main Measures<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Measures included sexual orientation, military sexual trauma, mental and gender-specific health diagnoses, and VA healthcare utilization and satisfaction.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Key Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>LB OEF\/OIF veterans were significantly more likely to have experienced both military and childhood sexual trauma than heterosexual women (MST: 31\u00a0% vs. 13\u00a0%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001; childhood sexual trauma: 60\u00a0% vs. 36\u00a0%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.01), to be hazardous drinkers (32\u00a0% vs. 16\u00a0%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.03) and rate their current mental health as worse than before deployment (35\u00a0% vs. 16\u00a0%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Many LB veterans have experienced sexual victimization, both within the military and as children, and struggle with substance abuse and poor mental health. Health care providers working with female Veterans should be aware of high rates of military sexual trauma and childhood abuse and refer women to appropriate VA treatment and support groups for sequelae of these experiences. Future research should focus on expanding this study to include a larger and more diverse sample of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender veterans receiving care at VA facilities across the country.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s11606-013-2357-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,6,26]],"date-time":"2013-06-26T18:49:01Z","timestamp":1372272541000},"page":"604-608","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":65,"title":["Sexual Victimization, Health Status, and VA Healthcare Utilization Among Lesbian and Bisexual OEF\/OIF Veterans"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"Kristin M.","family":"Mattocks","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anne","family":"Sadler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth M.","family":"Yano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Erin E.","family":"Krebs","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Laurie","family":"Zephyrin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cynthia","family":"Brandt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rachel","family":"Kimerling","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Theo","family":"Sandfort","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Melissa E.","family":"Dichter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jeffrey J.","family":"Weiss","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jeroan","family":"Allison","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sally","family":"Haskell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,6,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"2357_CR1","unstructured":"General Accounting Office. 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