Association of posttraumatic stress disorder with somatic symptoms, health care visits, and absenteeism among Iraq war veterans.

By C. Hoge, Artin Terhakopian, C. Castro, S. Messer, C. Engel. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2007

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental health

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Citations in the corpus

• Posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans and military personnel: epidemiology, screening, and case recognition. (2012, methodology): “Because it is a relatively brief measure, the PCL is easily implemented in survey studies and has been widely used in military (Hoge et al., 2004; Smith et al., 2008) and veteran populations (Hoge et al., 2007; Kline et al., 2010) as a measure of probable PTSD and PTSD symptom severity.”
• Understanding sequelae of injury mechanisms and mild traumatic brain injury incurred during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan: persistent postconcussive symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder. (2008, background): “Injured Active-duty OIF personnel had a higher PTSD prevalence than uninjured personnel did: 32 percent versus 14 percent (9).”
• A Model of Meaning-Making Coping and Growth in Combat Veterans (2011, background): “In two studies of assault survivors, Kleim and Ehlers (2009) found a curvilinear relationship between PTSD symptoms and self-reported PTG.”
• Identifying and managing posttraumatic stress disorder. (2013, background): “Generalized physical symptoms are also common among persons exposed to trauma.(18,19) Physical injuries from the traumatic event are risk factors for PTSD.”
• Homecoming as Safe Haven or the New Front: Attachment and Detachment in Military Couples (2008, background): “In a recent study of 2,863 returning soldiers conducted by Hoge, Terhakopian, Castro, Messer, and Engel (2007) , combat exposure was directly linked with subsequent PTSD, depression, and other anxiety disorders.”
• Trends and risk factors for mental health diagnoses among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs health care, 2002-2008. (2009, background): “Factors contributing to delayed mental health diagnoses may include the stigma of mental illness leading to a reluctance to disclose mental health problems until problems interfere with functioning,(3) delayed onset of military service–related mental health symptoms developing months to years follow”