Traumatic childhood events more common among military volunteers

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Traumatic childhood events more common among military volunteers

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who served in the military tend to have experienced more traumatic childhood events, such as being abused or living with an alcohol-dependant parent, than people who are not veterans, according to a new study. In particular, men who volunteered for the military were more than twice as likely as men without military experience to report at least one adverse event in childhood, which supports a theory that people may use the military to escape from dysfunctional home lives, the researchers write in JAMA Psychiatry. “It may be a sign of resilience,” John Blosnich said. Our next step is to look at whether or not these adverse childhood experiences are related to their health outcomes.” Blosnich is the study’s lead author and a researcher at the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion at the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System.

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