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Researchers reported on Tuesday that up to 15 percent of war veterans seeking some form of medical care from the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department have experienced some form of sexual abuse.
According to the researchers, this abuse ranges from rape to harassment resulting in a 1.5 times the need for mental health intervention.
“We are, in fact, detecting men and women who seem to have a significant need for mental health services,” said Rachel Kimerling of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in California.
The study, which is the first of its kind and size to look at sexual trauma statistics in the military, featured more than 125,000 returning war veterans.
The researchers noted that 1 in 7 women returning from combat reported some form of sexual trauma.
Sexual abuse is very dangerous as it can lead to serious bouts of depression that can escalate into a number of horrific consequences.
