Women at war / edited by Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH and Anne L. Naclerio, MD, MPH.

Women at war (Ritchie)

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]

xxiv, 368 pages : black and white illustrations ; 27 cm

Part 1. Background and introduction. Comparative morbidity and mortality of women serving in the US military during a decade of warfare / Robert F. DeFraites, David W. Niebuhr, Brigilda C. Teneza, Leslie L. Clark, and Sharon L. Ludwig ; Female soldiers and post-traumatic stress disorder / Elspeth C. Ritchie, Michael R. Bell, M. Shayne Gallaway, Michael Carino, Jeffrey L. Thomas, Paul Bliese, and Sharon McBride ; Women and war: Australia / Beverly Raphael, Sussan Neuhaus, and Samantha Crompvoets -- Part 2. Women at war. Medical issues for women warriors on deployment / Anne L. Naclerio ; Reproductive health / Cara J. Krulewitch ; Issues in the prevention of malaria among women at war / Remington L. Nevin ; Women, ships, submarines, and the US Navy / Heather D. Hellwig and Paulette T. Cazares ; Female combat medics / Charles Figley, Barbara L. Pitts, Paula Chapman, and Christine Elnitsky ; Human sexuality and women in the area of operations / Amy Canuso -- Part 3. Women home from war. Women home from war / Elizabeth C. Henderson ; Mothers in war / Amy Canuso ; Building the framework for successful deployment reunions / Erin Simmons ; Traumatic brain injury: implications for women in the military / Victoria Tepe and Suzanne Garcia -- Part 4. Psychological issues for active duty women. Suicide-related ideation and behaviors in military women / Marjan Ghahramanlou-Holloway, Brianne George, Jaime T. Carreno-Ponce, and Jacqueline Garrick ; Intimate partner violence, military personnel, and veterans / Glenna Tinney and Melissa E. Dichter -- Part 5. The female veteran experience. The woman veteran experience / Isabel D. Ross, Natara D. Garovoy, Susan J. McCutcheon, and Jennifer L. Strauss ; Mental health of women warriors: the power of belonging / Kate McGraw ; The Veterans Health Administration response to military sexual trauma / Margret E. Bell and Susan J. McCutcheon ; Compensation, pension, and other benefits for women veterans with disabilities / Jacqueline Garrick.

Includes bibliographical references and index.