Combat Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Symptomatology Among U. S. Soldiers Deployed to the Gulf War

摘要: Among the most stressful experiences soldiers encounter during combat is exposure to dead and wounded civilians. This article examines early (9 months postcombat) psychological reactions of U.S. Army deployed from Germany who served in frontline units Persian Gulf War. In particular, focuses on stress symptoms associated with soldiers' death wounding Operations Desert Shield Storm. Those exposed casualties, especially had greater distress scores as measured by Impact Event Scale (IES) a tripartite measure posttraumatic (PTS) symptomatology modeled Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (3rd ed., rev. [DSM-III-R]; American Psychiatric Association, 1987) than did those without such exposure. Rank, type casualty exposure, current problems coworkers chain command were additively related explained variance IES PTS symptoma...