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Summary
The U.S. Army Active Duty and National Guard Soldiers who deployed to Iraq were compared before and after deployment to Service members who did not deploy via interview and surveys. Deployed Soldiers reported increased posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity from pre- to post-deployment compared to non-deployed Soldiers.
Citation
Vasterling, J. J., Proctor, S. P., Friedman, M. J., Hoge, C. W., Heeren, T., King, L. A., King, D. W. (2010). PTSD Symptom Increases in Iraq-Deployed Soldiers: Comparison With Nondeployed Soldiers and Associations With Baseline Symptoms, Deployment Experiences, and Postdeployment Stress. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 23, 41-51. doi:10.1002/jts.20487