Male military sexual trauma: Prevalent and under treated

Public Release: 3-Nov-2015
Military sexual trauma: Prevalent and under treated
Stigma, treatment barriers affect male and female survivors
American Psychological Association

Rates of military sexual trauma among men who served in the military may be as much as 15 times higher than has been previously reported, largely because of barriers associated with stigma, beliefs in myths about male rape, and feelings of helplessness, according to articles published by the American Psychological Association.

Female veterans who were sexually assaulted are also more prone to develop post-traumatic stress disorder than other women who experienced combat, and are significantly less likely than other PTSD sufferers to seek help, according to studies appearing in a special issue of the journal Psychological Services.

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