Predictors of Emotional Distress Reported by Soldiers in the Combat Zone

National Guard Soldiers were given self-report questionnaires while deployed in a war-zone to determine their levels of PTSD and depressive symptoms, and to identify behaviors associated with emotional distress. The findings indicate that female gender and prior deployment influence more aspects of emotional distress than do blast exposure or combat injury. Not feeling supported by the unit and ones family was associated with many different aspects of emotional distress.