ArticleThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry2016
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.
Article in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.
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- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Older U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Psychiatric and Functional Burden.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2022Article
- The mental health of Vietnam theater veterans-the lasting effects of the war: 2016-2017 Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational Study.Journal of traumatic stress · 2022Observational
- Encountering children and child soldiers during military deployments: the impact and implications for moral injury.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2022Review
- Hospice and palliative care clinicians' perceptions of posttraumatic stress disorder at end-of-life in military veterans.Progress in palliative care · 2021Article
- Impact of Military Service in Vietnam on Coping and Health Behaviors of Aging Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- A Proof-of-Mechanism Study to Test Effects of the NMDA Receptor Antagonist Lanicemine on Behavioral Sensitization in Individuals With Symptoms of PTSD.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
- Military-Tailored Yoga for Veterans with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.Military medicine · 2018Article
- A classical twin study of PTSD symptoms and resilience: Evidence for a single spectrum of vulnerability to traumatic stress.Depression and anxiety · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among aging Vietnam-era veterans is not well characterized.
methodsIn 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 (<60 or ≥ 60) and Vietnam theater service.
resultsThe lifetime prevalence of PTSD in theater veterans aged at least 60 years was 16.9% (95% CI: 13.9%-20.5%) and higher than the 5.5% (95% CI: 4.3%-7.0%) among nontheater veterans. Among veterans younger than 60 years, the comparable prevalence was 22.0% for theater (95% CI: 16.7%-28.4%) and 15.7% for nontheater (95% CI: 13.4%-18.2%) veterans. Similar results were found for theater service and current PTSD prevalence (past 12 months). PCL scores were significantly higher in theater compared with nontheater veterans in both younger and older cohorts. In both the younger and older cohorts significant differences in lifetime and current PTSD prevalence and PCL scores persisted in theater service discordant twin pairs.
conclusionVietnam service is related to elevated PTSD prevalence and current symptom burden in aging veterans. More than 30 years after the end of the Vietnam conflict, many veterans continue to suffer from PTSD, which highlights the need for continuing outreach throughout the life course.
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