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| A Postwar Picture of Resilience | New York Times | 5 February 2012 |
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According to mounting scientific evidence, the prevalence of post-traumatic stress syndrome among veterans of recent wars is substantially lower than is commonly believed. |
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| Study Finds Scant Data on Illnesses of Troops | New York Times | 1 November 2011 |
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Study findings indicate that there is insufficient data to conclude that dust and pollution in the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan, particularly from the burn pits used by the military to incinerate garbage, could cause long-term health problems in troops. A version of this article appeared in print on 1 November 2011, on page A17 of the New York edition with the headline: Study Finds Scant Data On Illnesses Of Troops.
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| You've Got Mail! Millennium Cohort Enrolling Invited Service Members | Naval Medical Research and Development Newsletter | September 2011 |
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The Millennium Cohort Study is currently enrolling invited personnel and expects to add 50,000 service members to reach a goal of over 200,000 participants by early 2012. Article is on page 8 of link
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| Increased physical activity levels linked to reduced PTSD symptoms | Combat and Operational Stress Research Quarterly | Summer 2011 |
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Participants who engaged in less physical activity were more likely to screen positive for PTSD. Those who reported at least 20 minutes of vigorous activity twice a week had significantly reduced odds for new-onset and persistent PTSD symptoms. Article is on page 4 of the Summer 2011 issue.
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| Pre-existing psychiatric disorders predict post-deployment PTSD regardless of physical injury severity | Combat and Operational Stress Research Quarterly | Summer 2011 |
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Service members with one or more mental health disorders prior to deployment were two- and-a-half times more likely to screen positive for PTSD post-deployment compared to those with no mental health disorders, after controlling for pre-deployment PTSD, physical injury severity and a host of other risk factors. Article is on page 2 of the Summer 2011 issue.
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| Psych Disorders May Predispose Soldiers to PTSD | MedPage Today | 3 May 2011 |
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For military personnel, having at least one psychiatric disorder before deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan appears to increase the likelihood of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after deployment, the prospective Millennium Cohort Study showed. |
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| Military Personnel With Mental Woes Before Deployment at Higher PTSD Risk | Health Day | 3 May 2011 |
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Military personnel who have a psychiatric disorder prior to deployment or who've been injured during combat are more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after they return home. |
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| Sleep quality worse during or post-deployment compared to pre-deployment | Combat and Operational Stress Research Quarterly | Spring 2011 |
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Service members who were currently deployed or had returned from a deployment had significantly shorter adjusted sleep duration and increased adjusted odds of reporting trouble sleeping compared to those who had not deployed. Article is on page 4 of the Spring 2011 issue.
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| Trying to Get Rest For The Weary: Managing Sleep Disorders In Returning Servicemembers | US Medicine | 2011 April |
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Returning servicemembers are among the some 40 million Americans who suffer from chronic long term sleep disorders, and, for reasons ranging from disrupted sleep during deployment |
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| PTSD increases risk of developing diabetes | Combat and Operational Stress Research Quarterly | Fall 2010 |
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A newly published study finds that PTSD symptoms at baseline, but not other mental health symptoms, are significantly associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes among military service members. Increases in the prevalence of PTSD among the military population could have an impact on rates of physical disorders, such as diabetes, in the coming years. |
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