Clinical Presentation of PTSD in World War II Combat Veterans

Hierholzer, Robert; Munson, Jan; Peabody, Carol D.; Rosenberg, John P.

doi:10.1176/ps.43.8.816

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“…However, experience with war veterans (e.g., Cassiday & Lyons, 1992;Hierholzer, Munsoon, Peabody & Rosenberg, 1992;Kaup, Ruskin & Nyman, 1994;Macleod, 1994), Holocaust survivors (Safford, 1995), and more recently with people who see themselves as affected by the 'troubles' in Northern Ireland (SSI, 1998), shows that people can develop psychological distress many years after being exposed to one or more critical incidents. In a recent report (SSI, 1998), the Social Services Inspectorate, a statutory regulatory body, recognised that "security personnel" were among a host of people adversely affected by the conflict in the Province.…”

Section: The Northern Ireland Experiencementioning

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The Psychological and Physical Health of Police Officers Retired Recently from the Royal Ulster Constabulary

Patterson

Poole

Trew

et al. 2001

The Irish Journal of Psychology

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Section: The Northern Ireland Experiencementioning

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The Psychological and Physical Health of Police Officers Retired Recently from the Royal Ulster Constabulary

Patterson

Poole

Trew

et al. 2001

The Irish Journal of Psychology

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“…Several studies have documented an association between exposures to emotional or physical trauma and increased use of alcohol or other substances. [50][51][52][53][54] Indeed, the military may, on occasion, inadvertently support the use of alcohol for coping with stress. At a recent conference on operational stress, one commander related a story of how his unit was withdrawn from their deployment to a "neutral" location before returning to their families, and spoke frankly about the role the beer tent played as a tool for deployment related stress relief.…”

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Proposed explanations for excess injury among veterans of the Persian Gulf War and a call for greater attention from policymakers and researchers: Figure 1

Bell

Amoroso²,

Wegman³

et al. 2001

Inj Prev

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Introduction-Death rates among US veterans of the Persian Gulf War were lower than rates among non-deployed veterans and the US population at large, with the exception of injury deaths; returning veterans were at significantly greater risk of injury mortality. Similar patterns of excess injury mortality were documented among US and Australian veterans returning from Vietnam. In spite of these consistent findings little has been done to explain these associations and in particular to determine whether or not, and how, war related exposures influence injury risk among veterans returning home after deployments. Hypothesized pathways-Several potential pathways are proposed through which injury might be related to deployment. First, increases in injury mortality may be a consequence of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and symptoms of other psychiatric conditions developed after the war. Second, physical and psychological traumas experienced during the war may result in the postwar adoption of "coping" behaviors that also increase injury risk (for example, heavy drinking). Third, greater injury risk may be the indirect consequence of increased experiences of ill defined diseases and symptoms reported by many returning veterans. Fourth, veterans may experience poorer survivability for a given injury event resulting in greater mortality but not morbidity. Finally, the process that selects certain individuals for deployment may lead to a spurious association between deployment status and injury mortality by preferentially selecting individuals who are risk takers and/or exposed to greater hazards. Conclusions-More research and attention from policymakers is needed to clarify the link between deployment and postwar increased risk of injury. (Injury Prevention 2001;7:4-9)

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“… 45–47 The phenomenological characteristics of PTSD are the implications of disturbances in affect regulation, impulse control, reality testing, interpersonal relationships and self‐integration. 48,49 …”

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Symptom structure and psychiatric comorbidity of combat‐related post‐traumatic stress disorder

Vukŝić‐Mihaljević

Mandić

Mihaljević

et al. 1999

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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The placement of the diagnostic category of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among anxiety disorders reflects the recognition that anxiety is a predominant reaction to trauma. Indeed, the symptoms of PTSD overlap considerably with those of other anxiety disorders. The nosological criteria render PTSD as quite a heterogeneous diagnosis. Two individuals with no common symptoms can be diagnosed as having PTSD. In this report we provide information on the phenomenology and psychiatric comorbidity in a sample of 33 patients with combat-related PTSD. The finding of clinical heterogeneity in subjects with combat-related PTSD and the therapy implications are discussed.

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Clinical Presentation of PTSD in World War II Combat Veterans

Cited by 12 publications

References 19 publications

The Psychological and Physical Health of Police Officers Retired Recently from the Royal Ulster Constabulary

The Psychological and Physical Health of Police Officers Retired Recently from the Royal Ulster Constabulary

Proposed explanations for excess injury among veterans of the Persian Gulf War and a call for greater attention from policymakers and researchers: Figure 1

Symptom structure and psychiatric comorbidity of combat‐related post‐traumatic stress disorder

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