Sexual desire is an important part of human nature that can be affected by factors such as physical and mental health, stress levels, age, and lifestyle choices. Deployment to an area of conflict or...
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: Deployment effects on sexual life: what you need to know about mental health
Emotional Disconnect Upon Returning From Combat Zones
Soldiers may experience significant psychological stress during deployment to war zones, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression,...
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: Overcoming emotional isolation after battlefield deployment: understanding veterans journey towards reconciliation
During military service, many individuals experience gender-based discrimination, microaggressions, and homophobic attitudes from their peers and superiors. This can lead to isolation, self-doubt,...
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: The emotional struggles of lgbtq+ soldiers and the impact on relationships
How do experiences of sexual trauma affect post-deployment adjustment, moral flexibility, and social relationships?
Sexual trauma is an experience that can have long-lasting effects on veterans'...
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: The effects of sexual trauma on postdeployment adjustment, moral flexibility, and social relationships
Trauma can have many negative effects on an individual's mental health, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and substance abuse. Trauma can also cause...
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: How to manage posttraumatic stress disorder through better sexual intimacy
Sexual trauma is an unpleasant experience that occurs when someone is forced to participate in unwanted sexual activity without their consent. It can be physical, verbal, visual, or emotional. Sexual...
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: Exploring the longterm consequences of sexual trauma on relationships, mental health, and wellbeing
Sexual coercion is an act where one person forces another person to perform sexual acts against their will. It is a serious crime that can have long-lasting effects on the victim's mental health and...
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: Understanding how sexual coercion can negatively impact a victims psychological recovery and adjustment
The biological purpose of human sexuality is reproduction, but it can also be used for pleasure. Sexual behavior has been studied extensively from an evolutionary psychology perspective, which argues...
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: How combat stress affects intimate relationships: understanding its impact on emotional and sexual scripts
Moral injury is defined as an experience that challenges one's belief system, resulting in feelings of guilt, shame, anger, betrayal, fear, alienation, or powerlessness due to being exposed to...
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: How to recover from moral injury in relationships: strategies for building trust and restoring intimacy
The experience of sexual trauma can have a profound impact on how individuals adjust to life after deployment, their moral compass, and interpersonal functioning.
Research has found that veterans...
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: How sexual trauma can impact veterans moral compass and relationship functioning upon return home.