Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Aging Vietnam-Era Veterans: Veterans Administration Cooperative Study 569: Course and Consequences of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Vietnam-Era Veteran Twins

The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among aging Vietnam-era veterans is not well characterized. In a cross-sectional study, 5,598 male Vietnam-era veterans and members of the Vietnam Era Twin Registry were assessed for PTSD using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview....

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of geriatric psychiatry 2016-03, Vol.24 (3), p.181-191
Hauptverfasser:	Goldberg, Jack, Magruder, Kathryn M, Forsberg, Christopher W, Friedman, Matthew J, Litz, Brett T, Vaccarino, Viola, Heagerty, Patrick J, Gleason, Theresa C, Huang, Grant D, Smith, Nicholas L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Male Middle Aged Prevalence Registries Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology Twins - psychology Twins - statistics & numerical data United States - epidemiology Veterans - psychology Veterans - statistics & numerical data Vietnam Conflict
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Zusammenfassung:	The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among aging Vietnam-era veterans is not well characterized. In a cross-sectional study, 5,598 male Vietnam-era veterans and members of the Vietnam Era Twin Registry were assessed for PTSD using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Current symptoms were measured with the PTSD Checklist (PCL). PTSD was estimated according to age (
ISSN:	1064-7481 1545-7214
DOI:	10.1016/j.jagp.2015.05.004