Navy Repatriated Prisoners of War: Psychiatric Findings and Adjustment - The First Two Years

One hundred thirty-eight Naval Aviation Officers who had been prisoners of war in Southeast Asia were returned to the United States in 1973. As part of a planned longitudinal study, extensive medical evaluations were conducted at repatriation and annually thereafter. A psychiatrist or a clinical psy...

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Main Authors: Spaulding,Raymond C, Richlin,Milton, O'Connell,Patrick F, Holtzman,Gary
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Bombardiers
FLIGHT CREWS
MEDICAL EXAMINATION
Medicine and Medical Research
MENTAL HEALTH
NAVAL PERSONNEL
NAVIGATORS
OFFICER PERSONNEL
PE62758N
PILOTS
PRISONERS OF WAR
PSYCHIATRY
SOUTHEAST ASIA
WU0005
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Summary:One hundred thirty-eight Naval Aviation Officers who had been prisoners of war in Southeast Asia were returned to the United States in 1973. As part of a planned longitudinal study, extensive medical evaluations were conducted at repatriation and annually thereafter. A psychiatrist or a clinical psychologist completed a mental status examination and filled out a mental status form during each examination period. The mental status form was quantified, and the results correlated with a number of demographic, health, behavioral, and adaptational variables. Significant correlations were found between the mental status scores and the other variables. (Author)