| The role of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in fatigued Cambodia veterans. | |
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PMID: 12363173 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is sometimes put forward as an explanation for unexplained somatic symptoms in military personnel who have been deployed in war or peace missions. Using a cross-sectional postal survey, we investigated whether PTSD symptoms can account for fatigue in Dutch (ex-)servicemen who returned from the peace operation United Nations Transitional Authority for Cambodia and what features distinguish veterans with and without presumptive PTSD diagnoses. Increased PTSD scores were found in 1.3% of 1,698 veterans. There was no concordance between increased PTSD scores and fatigue, as defined in previous studies. Respondents with presumptive PTSD had more often left service, had more often been exposed to severe and potentially traumatic events, and more often reported a greater impact of the mission. Furthermore, they reported more mental problems that they perceived to be service related and they held a stronger causal attribution to post-traumatic stress. In conclusion, presumptive PTSD cannot offer an explanation for fatigue in Cambodia veterans. |
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Authors:
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Maaike de Vries; Patricia M M B Soetekouw; Jos W M van der Meer; Gijs Bleijenberg |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Military medicine Volume: 167 ISSN: 0026-4075 ISO Abbreviation: Mil Med Publication Date: 2002 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-10-04 Completed Date: 2002-12-30 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2984771R Medline TA: Mil Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 790-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medical Psychology, University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. |
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Adult Cambodia Chi-Square Distribution Cross-Sectional Studies Fatigue / ethnology, etiology* Health Status Health Surveys Humans Male Netherlands Statistics, Nonparametric Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / complications*, ethnology Veterans* |
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