PTSD Symptom Presentation Across the Deployment Cycle

Type
Summary

Nearly 900 Marines participated in longitudinal study to examine symptom-level variations in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) across the deployment cycle (pre- and several post-deployment time points). There was considerable variation in PTSD symptoms at each time point, and symptom patterns stabilized over time.

Citation
Steenkamp, M. M., Boasso, A. M., Nash, W. P., Larson, J. L., Lubin, R. E., Litz, B. T. (2015). PTSD Symptom Presentation Across the Deployment Cycle. Journal of Affective Disorders, 176, 87-94. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2015.01.043