Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in wounded Vietnam veterans
- 1 May 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 146 (5), 667-669
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.146.5.667
Abstract
Of 156 wounded Vietnam veterans evaluated for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by a questionnaire and a diagnostic interview in selected cases, 40% had a definite or probable lifetime diagnosis of PTSD. Of the 27 interviewed patients with lifetime PTSD, 81% currently met the PTSD criteria.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the General PopulationNew England Journal of Medicine, 1987
- Assessment of Viet Nam veterans for posttraumatic stress disorder in Veterans Administration disability claimsAmerican Journal of Psychiatry, 1982
- National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview ScheduleArchives of General Psychiatry, 1981