Psychological resilience and postdeployment social support protect against traumatic stress and depressive symptoms in soldiers returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom

H. Pietrzak, Robert; C. Johnson, Douglas; B. Goldstein, Marc; C. Malley, James; M. Southwick, Steven

doi:10.1002/da.20558

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Psychological resilience and postdeployment social support protect against traumatic stress and depressive symptoms in soldiers returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom

Published in Depression and Anxiety • Mar 20, 2009

Authors:

Robert H. Pietrzak

Douglas C. Johnson

Marc B. Goldstein

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A number of studies have examined the prevalence and correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and related psychiatric conditions in soldiers returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF), but none have examined whether factors such as psych...

Subject

Social support

Psychiatry

Psychological resilience

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