People in the military who experience trauma, including sexual trauma, have an increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder, and conditions such as fibromyalgia and chronic pain, according to researchers.
Their findings were reported in a study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association held May 5-9 in New York City. The poster was titled “Increased Prevalence of MDD, PTSD, and Medical Conditions With Military Sexual Trauma.”
A study published in 2017 found that about 57% of female veterans had clinical manifestations consistent with fibromyalgia, suggesting that these women are at risk for developing generalized chronic pain.
[For more on this story by Alice Melao, go to https://fibromyalgianewstoday....y-and-sexual-trauma/]
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