Women warriors show resilience similar to men, psychological study shows
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 10:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Women service members who experience combat are apparently as resilient as the men they serve alongside, according to a new psychological study. Men and women deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008 experienced very similar levels of combat-related stress and post-deployment mental health impacts during the first year following return from deployment, researchers report.