Posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. army Vietnam veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War

摘要: We reviewed U.S. Army medical boards (136 cases) held between October 1990 and July 1994 for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that involved participation in the Persian Gulf War of to 1991. Thirty-five percent these soldiers (34 had also served Vietnam. Their records were compared with 102 other medically retired PTSD who but did not serve Approximately one-half Vietnam group developed symptoms anticipation deployment Gulf. Those prior service statistically significant odds ratios (between about 5 24) without service. These findings indicate some persons war experience, threat another is sufficient exacerbate or provoke a new episode this risk substantially greater than such experience.