Mental health outcomes associated with military sexual trauma in serving and ex-servicewomen: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Military sexual trauma (MST) (sexual harassment or sexual assault experienced during military service) is associated with adverse mental health outcomes. This systematic review assessed international, published, peer-reviewed academic literature and aimed to (1) identify the mental health outcomes of MST for serving and ex-servicewomen, (2) understand whether sexual harassment and sexual assault impact mental health differently, and (3) identify individual differences that may influence mental health outcomes. Included sources were peer reviewed, primary research, which investigated MST as a predictor of mental health outcome(s) in women. Database searches (June 2023, May 2024, and March 2025) yielded 63 studies, most of which (n = 58) were conducted in the United States and used qu

SUBMITTER: Obradovic T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12527520 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature