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Women veterans may have different mental health needs to veteran men.
This is TRUE
Yes. The current evidence suggests that rates of PTSD, depression and symptoms of anxiety may be higher amongst women veterans.
Only combat exposure can lead to PTSD in veterans.
This is FALSE
PTSD can result from lots of different traumas. For example, MST has been linked with an increase in likelihood of reporting PTSD symptoms as a veteran.
Women veterans may have faced additional gender-specific challenges during their military service.
This is TRUE
Yes. These include previous rules on pregnancy or LGBTQ+ service personnel, experiences such as MST which are more common for women, or sexist attitudes and cultures.
Women may not disclosure their military service as readily as men.
This is TRUE
Yes. Research suggests that there may be lots of reasons why they may not disclosure their military service, including a lack of professional awareness that veterans can be women.
