Association of Parental Status and Diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Veterans of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom

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Summary

Service members who are parents may have additional concerns during deployment about their family’s well-being than non-parent Service members. The relationship between having dependent children and receiving a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was examined among OEF/OIF Veterans who used the Veterans Affairs (VA) department’s care during 2006-2009. Veterans with dependent children were significantly more likely to have a PTSD diagnosis than those without children.

Citation
Janke-Stedronsky, S. R., Greenawalt, D. S., Stock, E. M., Tsan, J. Y., MacCarthy, A. A., MacCarthy, D. J., Copeland, L. A. (2015). Association of Parental Status and Diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Veterans of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 8, 72-79. doi:10.1037/tra0000014