Types of Trauma: War

Here is information about the effects of war on Veterans and others. These fact sheets cover several different topics, including female Veterans and older Veterans.

• Mental Health Effects of Serving in Afghanistan and Iraq
  An overview of the mental health effects of serving in OEF/OIF.
• Aging Veterans and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
  Describes how older veterans may develop symptoms later in life. Discusses what can help.

Videos

• See videos specific to ethnic minority Veterans
• Children Coping with Deployment
  Explains how children react to a parent's going to war, with suggestions for helping children cope.
• Coping When a Family Member Has Been Called to War
  Discusses the issues family face before, during, and after a partner is deployed to a war. Suggestions to help families cope are presented.
• Effects of the Persian Gulf War on U.S. Veterans
  Summarizes the psychological and physical effects that Gulf War veterans experience and what is known about Gulf War illness.
• How Acts of Terrorism or War May Affect Veterans
  Describes how Veterans may respond to traumatic events such as a terrorist attack. Provides a list of tips to help Veterans cope with such events.
• How Deployment Stress Affects Families
  The deployment of a service member to a combat zone can be extremely challenging for a family.
• Military Sexual Trauma
  Find out what military sexual trauma is, how common it is, and what you can do about it.
• Rape of Women in a War Zone
  Discusses war-related rape of civilian women in a war zone such as Bosnia or Darfur.
• Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD
  Discusses TBI, its relationship to PTSD, ways to cope, and TBI in Veterans.
• Traumatic Stress in Women Veterans
  Discusses stressors faced by women Veterans and what can help.