Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Health Risk Behaviors Among Afghanistan & Iraq Veterans Attending College

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Summary

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans attending 15 post-secondary institutions in Minnesota completed an online anonymous survey which examined relationships between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and health risk behaviors. PTSD diagnosis was significantly related to reporting involvement in a physical fight in the past year, and somewhat associated with high-risk drinking.

Citation
Widome, R., Kehle, S. M., Carlson, K. F., Laska, M. N., Gulden, A., Lust, K. (2011). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Health Risk Behaviors Among Afghanistan & Iraq Veterans Attending College. American Journal of Health Behavior, 35, 387-392. doi:10.5993/ajhb.35.4.1