PTSD symptoms, life events, and unit cohesion in U.S. soldiers: baseline findings from the neurocognition deployment health study.

K, Brailey; JJ, Vasterling; SP, Proctor; JI, Constans; MJ, Friedman

doi:10.1002/jts.20234

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PTSD symptoms, life events, and unit cohesion in U.S. soldiers: baseline findings from the neurocognition deployment health study.

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Authors:

Brailey K

Vasterling JJ

Proctor SP

Abstract

Relationships among a modifiable situational factor (unit cohesion), prior stressful life events, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms were assessed in 1,579 U.S. Army soldiers with no history of contemporary war zone deployment. It was predicted that unit cohesion would attenuate the d...

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