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July 02, 2010
Study Examines PTSD-Related Hyperarousal Symptoms Of Returning Iraq, Afghanistan Soldiers.
HealthDay (6/15, Preidt) reported that, according to a study published online June 15 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, "sleep problems, irritability, concentration problems, jumpiness and feeling constantly 'on guard' are among the hyperarousal symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) associated with anger and hostility in US soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan."
After interviewing 676 veterans, researchers also "found that those who had difficulty controlling violent behavior were more likely than others to have witnessed family violence before they joined the military, fired a weapon during deployment, been deployed for more than one year, or continued to experience hyperarousal symptoms."
Posted by admin at July 2, 2010 05:17 PM