ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2015
Prevalence of, risk factors for, and consequences of posttraumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems in military populations deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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78 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 206 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Efficacy and acceptability of mindfulness-based interventions for military veterans: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2020Pooled it
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- A non-inferiority trial of Prolonged Exposure for posttraumatic stress disorder: In person versus home-based telehealth.Behaviour research and therapy · 2017Trial
- Evaluating evidence based options for initial PTSD treatment non-response: A randomized controlled trial protocol.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2026Article
- The Correlates of Self-Reported Abusive Violence Among Post-9/11 U.S. Military Veterans.Aggressive behavior · 2026Article
- Defining Acute Stress Reactions to support large scale combat operations.Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Review
- A psychometric examination of computerized adaptive measures of posttraumatic stress disorder among military veterans.Psychological assessment · 2026Article
- Examining treatment outcomes for military service members in an intensive treatment program for posttraumatic stress disorder.Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Article
- Purpose in life and posttraumatic stress symptoms among military veterans: A network analysis.Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Article
- Rural residence and mental health among US Veterans: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Returning home from a full-scale armed conflict: A rapid review of short post-deployment psychological practices.Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Review
- Psychological stress and physiological outcomes: investigating the impact of attention biases and emotional regulation in Chinese military service members.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Identification of a subgroup of post-9/11 veterans with unique combat experiences and worse clinical outcomes.Psychiatry research · 2025Article
- Mixed method study of feasibility and acceptability of electronic screening for measurement-based symptom monitoring of veterans accessing mental health treatment in VA community care program settings.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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- Effect of cyclic meditation on anxiety and sleep quality in sailors on merchant ships-A quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Adaptation in Young Military Recruits: Protocol for the Advancing Research on Mechanisms of Resilience (ARMOR) Prospective Longitudinal Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Post-traumatic growth amongst UK armed forces personnel who were deployed to Afghanistan and the role of combat injury, mental health and pain: the ADVANCE cohort study.Psychological medicine · 2023Article
- Advancing Research on Mechanisms of Resilience (ARMOR) Prospective Longitudinal Study of Adaptation in Young Military Recruits: Protocol and rationale for methods and measures.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
This review summarizes the epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related mental health problems among persons who served in the armed forces during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, as reflected in the literature published between 2009 and 2014. One-hundred and sixteen research studies are reviewed, most of which are among non-treatment-seeking US service members or treatment-seeking US veterans. Evidence is provided for demographic, military, and deployment-related risk factors for PTSD, though most derive from cross-sectional studies and few control for combat exposure, which is a primary risk factor for mental health problems in this cohort. Evidence is also provided linking PTSD with outcomes in the following domains: physical health, suicide, housing and homelessness, employment and economic well-being, social well-being, and aggression, violence, and criminality. Also included is evidence about the prevalence of mental health service use in this cohort. In many instances, the current suite of studies replicates findings observed in civilian samples, but new findings emerge of relevance to both military and civilian populations, such as the link between PTSD and suicide. Future research should make effort to control for combat exposure and use longitudinal study designs; promising areas for investigation are in non-treatment-seeking samples of US veterans and the role of social support in preventing or mitigating mental health problems in this group.
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