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July 02, 2010
Study Finds High Rates Of Functional Impairment In Returning Soldiers Due To PTSD.
Medscape (6/15, Cassels) reported that, according to astudy published in the June issue of the Archives of Psychiatry, "approximately 10% of US Army soldiers returning from Iraq have severe functional impairment attributed to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression."
After analyzing 13,226 questionnaires from veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom who belonged to four Active Component (nonreserve) and two National Guard (reserve) infantry brigade combat units, researchers "using the least stringent definition of PTSD" found that "the prevalence rates across the Active Component and National Guard study groups ranged from 20.7% to 30.5%. Depression rates ranged from 11.5% to 16%."
Posted by admin at July 2, 2010 05:24 PM