Physical Health Complaints in Combat-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Preliminary Report

作者: Brett T. Litz , Brett T. Litz , Terence M. Keane , Terence M. Keane , Valerie Monaco

DOI: 10.1007/BF00976818

关键词: PsychiatryPsychosocialPsychometricsDiseaseCohortRisk factorPsychologyClinical psychologyPublic healthTraumatic stressAnxiety disorder

摘要: Research has detailed the psychosocial parameters of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but little information been reported on it's physical health concomitants. Many aspects PTSD syndrome may interact to create chronic reactions that are related emergence disease states. As part an initial step in exploring risk associated with we examined self-reported problems two matched groups treatment-seeking Vietnam combat veterans and without PTSD. Overall, group more current problems, no physician diagnosed disorders than their non-PTSD cohort. Possible mechanisms responsible for report complaints discussed.

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