Combat Exposure Factors Associated With the Likelihood of Behavioral and Psychiatric Issues
| Autor: | Michael R. Bell, Michael Shayne Gallaway, Mary M. Mitchell, Joseph A Pecko, David S. Fink, Amy M. Millikan, Kelly L. Forys-Donahue |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Military Behavioral Health. 2:138-146 |
| ISSN: | 2163-5803 2163-5781 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21635781.2014.897205 |
| Popis: | The objective was to evaluate correlated combat exposure factors among active-duty combat veterans deployed to Afghanistan and then determine how these factors are associated with behavioral and psychiatric issues postdeployment. Active-duty soldiers from one brigade combat team (N = 1,739) were surveyed to assess their most recent combat exposures and behavioral outcomes. Combat exposures were factor analyzed and included in a larger structural equation model. Three factors emerged from the analysis: some combat exposures (e.g., “active exposure”) are protective of screening positive for post-traumatic stress, while others (“passive exposure” and “exposure invoking emotion”) are predictive of screening positive for post-traumatic stress. These varying relationships should be considered during implementation of intervention and treatment of redeploying soldiers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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