Are We Winning the War against Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?
| Title: | Are We Winning the War against Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? |
| Author: | McNally, Richard J. |
| Citation: | McNally, Richard J. 2012. Are we winning the war against posttraumatic stress disorder? Science 336(6083): 872-874. |
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| Abstract: | The most methodologically rigorous epidemiological study on American military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan found that 4.3% of troops developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Among deployed combatants, 7.6% developed PTSD, whereas 1.4% of deployed noncombatants did so. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a program ensuring that all veterans with PTSD will receive evidence-based cognitive-behavioral therapy, and the Army has developed Battlemind postdeployment early interventions that reduce risk for the disorder. |
| Published Version: | doi:10.1126/science.1222069 |
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