Journal article
War-related psychological stressors and risk of psychological disorders in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War
JF Ikin, MR Sim, MC Creamer, AB Forbes, DP McKenzie, HL Kelsall, DC Glass, AC McFarlane, MJ Abramson, P Ittak, T Dwyer, L Blizzard, KR Delaney, KWA Horsley, WK Harrex, H Schwarz
British Journal of Psychiatry | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2004
Abstract
Background: Questions remain about the long-term health impacts of the 1991 Gulf War on its veterans. Aims: To measure psychological disorders in Australian Gulf War veterans and a military comparison group and to explore any association with exposure to Gulf War-related psychological stressors. Method: Prevalences of DSM - IV psychological disorders were measured using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Gulf War-related psychological stressors were measured using a service experience questionnaire. Results: A total of 31% of male Gulf War veterans and 21% of the comparison group met criteria for a DSM-IV disorder first present in the post-Gulf War period. The veterans were at..
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