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Vietnam veterans in the general hospital: Seven years later
Author(s) -
Reaves Michael E.,
Callen Kenneth E.,
Maxwell Michael J.
Publication year - 1993
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.2490060305
Subject(s) - vietnam war , psychiatry , medicine , veterans affairs , demography , psychology , gerontology , history , archaeology , sociology
Vietnam era veterans who were originally part of a sample of 300, were surveyed in 1982 and again in 1989. There were significant increases in symptom scores in 5 of 20 questions for the combat veteran subgroup from 1982 to 1989. The avoidance group of symptoms had the highest scores in 1989. Combat veterans continued to be more symptomatic than their non‐combat contemporaries. Vietnam veterans estimate of combat activity differed with the passage of time.