Description/Abstract

This brief summarizes a scholarly article of the same name. It reviews research which assesses the prevalence of binge eating among US Veterans of OEF/OIF and how those symptoms are related to PTSD and depression.

Original Citation

Hoerster, K. D., Jakupcak, M., Hanson, R., McFall, M., Reiber, G., Hall, K. S., & Nelson, K. M. (2015). PTSD and depression symptoms are associated with binge eating among US Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Eating Behaviors, 17, 115–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.01.005

Document Type

Brief

Disciplines

Military and Veterans Studies

Extent

2 pages

DCMI Type

Text

Keywords

Veterans, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression, Obesity, Binge eating

Subject

Veterans; Post-traumatic stress disorder

Publisher

Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University

Date

6-26-2015

Language

English

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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