War-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
WAR-RELATED POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER 5
War-RelatedPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder
War-RelatedPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder
DohrenwendB. P., Yager T. J., Wall M. M., Adams B. G. (2013). The roles ofcombat exposure, personal vulnerability, and involvement in harm tocivilians or prisoners in Vietnam War- related posttraumatic stressdisorder. ClinicalPsychological Science,1, 223–238.
Thearticle investigates the assumption that stressors which arepotentially traumatic, play a greater role in causing PTSD comparedto an individual`s vulnerability. The authors go ahead to test theassumption using data from a diagnosed male in a subsample derivedfrom a Vietnam Veteran Readjustment Study. They examined prewarvulnerability, combat exposure, and involvement in harming prisonersor civilians. The findings were that combat exposure was the onlyfactor among those examined that proved to be a necessity for theonset of PTSD. However, veterans who scored highly in terms of theeffect of the three factors on them showed 97% estimated onset. Giventhe findings, the article discusses further research and policy ascentral to determining the place of stressors in the prevalence ofPTSD. All the authors are well-versed on matters relating to mentalhealth. The source is a scholarly article and as such valid for anexploration of PTSD.
FultonJ. J., Calhoun P. S., Wagner H. R., Schry A. R., Hair L. P., FeelingN.…Beckham J. C. (2015). The prevalence of posttraumatic stressdisorder in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom(OEF/OIF) Veterans: A meta-analysis. Journalof Anxiety Disorders,31, 98–107.
Thesource analyzes literature on thirty-three PTSD-related studies published from 2007 to 2013. The authors find that the percentage ofparticipants who are Caucasian and previously in active militaryservice helps explain significant variation in prevalence ratesacross studies. In the article, there is an expression of concernover the severity of PTSD among veterans. Most of the studies tend tobase their estimates on the medical records of veterans who use VAservices. For this reason, the authors call for increased researchusing representative samples that can help paint an accurate pictureof the situation and enable the pursue of relevant measures by thestakeholders. The authors make their suggestions on plausiblemeasures. The article is scholarly as its peer reviewed. The authorsalso have experience reviewing previous studies and publishingarticles on mental health. The source will offer great insight intosome of the essential issues on PTSD.
Mustillo,S. A., & Kysar-Moon, A. (February 02, 2017). Race, gender, andpost-traumatic stress disorder in the U.S. Military. ArmedForces & Society,43 (2),322-345.
Thearticle explores a study on differences in the cases ofpost-traumatic disorder symptoms and clinical diagnosis reportedamong soldiers back from combat in recent years. The aim was todetermine whether there was increased risk of combat-related PTSDamong women, more so Blacks compared to men. Their focus is onsoldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. In their investigation,the authors use three PTSD measures one diagnostic measure and twosymptom-based tests. The findings were that greater exposure tocombat was associated with increased risk of PTSD for women servingin the military compared to their male counterparts. There was,however no evidence to show additional PTSD risk for Black females.Both authors of the article are experts on the subject of PTSD andhave conducted several pieces of research on it. Sarah A. Mustillo isa sociology professor at Notre Dame University while AshleighKysar-Moon is pursuing her doctorate at Purdue University. The sourceis a peer reviewed article and valid for academic use.
References
DohrenwendB. P., Yager T. J., Wall M. M., Adams B. G. (2013). The roles ofcombat exposure, personal vulnerability, and involvement in harm tocivilians or prisoners in Vietnam War- related posttraumatic stressdisorder. ClinicalPsychological Science,1, 223–238.
FultonJ. J., Calhoun P. S., Wagner H. R., Schry A. R., Hair L. P., FeelingN.…Beckham J. C. (2015). The prevalence of posttraumatic stressdisorder in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom(OEF/OIF) Veterans: A meta-analysis. Journalof Anxiety Disorders,31, 98–107.
Mustillo,S. A., & Kysar-Moon, A. (February 02, 2017). Race, gender, andpost-traumatic stress disorder in the U.S. Military. Armed Forces &Society, 43 (2), 322-345.
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