Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Aging Vietnam-Era Veterans: Veterans Administration Cooperative Study 569: Course and Consequences of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Vietnam-Era Veteran Twins

The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among aging Vietnam-era veterans is not well characterized. In a cross-sectional study, 5,598 male Vietnam-era veterans and members of the Vietnam Era Twin Registry were assessed for PTSD using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview....

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Published in:The American journal of geriatric psychiatry 2016-03, Vol.24 (3), p.181-191
Main Authors: Goldberg, Jack, Magruder, Kathryn M, Forsberg, Christopher W, Friedman, Matthew J, Litz, Brett T, Vaccarino, Viola, Heagerty, Patrick J, Gleason, Theresa C, Huang, Grant D, Smith, Nicholas L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Registries
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Twins - psychology
Twins - statistics & numerical data
United States - epidemiology
Veterans - psychology
Veterans - statistics & numerical data
Vietnam Conflict
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Summary:The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among aging Vietnam-era veterans is not well characterized. In a cross-sectional study, 5,598 male Vietnam-era veterans and members of the Vietnam Era Twin Registry were assessed for PTSD using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Current symptoms were measured with the PTSD Checklist (PCL). PTSD was estimated according to age (
ISSN:1064-7481
1545-7214
DOI:10.1016/j.jagp.2015.05.004