Race and Incarceration in an Aging Cohort of Vietnam Veterans in Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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Summary

Administrative records of intake assessments of 31,707 Veterans seen in Veteran's Affair's (VA) postraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) programs were examined to discern patterns of incarceration over time (from 1993-2011). Rates of incarceration declined over time. Black Veterans were more likely than White Veterans to have a lifetime history of incarceration.

Citation
Coker, K. L., Rosenheck, R. (2014). Race and Incarceration in an Aging Cohort of Vietnam Veterans in Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Psychiatric Quarterly, 85, 79-89. doi:10.1007/s11126-013-9274-4.