The Psychological Risks of Vietnam for U.S. Veterans: A Revisit with New Data and Methods

P. Dohrenwend, Bruce; Blake Turner, J.; Turse, Nicholas; G. Adams, Ben; C. Koenen, Karestan; D. Marshall, Randall

doi:10.1126/science.1128944

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The Psychological Risks of Vietnam for U.S. Veterans: A Revisit with New Data and Methods

Published in Science • Aug 17, 2006

Authors:

Bruce P. Dohrenwend

J. Blake Turner

Nicholas Turse

Abstract

In 1988, the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study (NVVRS) of a representative sample of 1200 veterans estimated that 30.9% had developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during their lifetimes and that 15.2% were currently suffering from PTSD. The study also found a strong dose-response ...

Subject

Posttraumatic stress

Vietnam War

Psychiatry

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