Cross sectional studies have addressed the incarceration of Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but no studies have examined changes in incarceration as they age.
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.
Background: Symptom-level variation in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has not yet been examined in the early post-deployment phase, but may be meaningful etiologically, prognostically, and clinically.
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).
This prospective study examined: (a) the effects of Iraq War deployment versus non-deployment on pre- to postdeployment change in PTSD symptoms and (b) among deployed soldiers, associations of deployment/postdeployment stress exposures and baseline PTSD symptoms with PTSD symptom change.
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.
Objective: US Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression are at increased risk for obesity. Understanding the contribution of health behaviors to this relationship will enhance efforts to prevent and reduce obesity.
Veterans who served in either Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) presenting at a post-deployment clinic participated in a study to examine the association of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression symptoms with binge eating.
This study investigated the population prevalence of asthma, bronchitis, and sinusitis among veterans deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq compared to nondeployed veterans.
The population prevalence of asthma, bronchitis, and sinusitis were investigated among Veterans deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq compared to nondeployed Veterans (N = 20,563; 64% deployed, 36% nondeployed). Data for this study came from the National Health Survey for a New Generation of U.S.