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A 3‐year prospective study of post‐traumatic stress disorder in Israeli combat veterans
Author(s) -
Solomon Zahava
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.2490020107
Subject(s) - psychiatry , psychology , combat stress reaction , traumatic stress , posttraumatic stress , prospective cohort study , clinical psychology , medicine
This study attempted to trace the long‐term psychiatric sequelae of combat in a large representative sample of combat stress reaction (CSR) Israeli casualties and matched controls. Employing DSM‐III criteria for Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) subjects were assessed 1, 2, and 3 years after their participation in the war. Results show that CSR casualties had dramatically higher rates of PTSD than controls at all three points of time. In both groups a decline in prevalence and breadth of PTSD was observed over time. The passage of time had a differential effect on the symptom profile of the CSR casualties and controls. Theoretical, methodological, and treatment implications are discussed.