| Abstract: | Analysis of questionnaire data collected in the spring of 1982 from 935 randomly selected Vietnam and Vietnam-era veterans (mean age 36.7 yrs) assigned to US Army Reserve troops units nationwide revealed a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rate for Vietnam veteran reservists of 10.9%, which is midrange between estimates for civilian (18–54%) and active duty Army (5.1%) Vietnam veterans. Results suggest that the quality of social support received during Vietnam duty and the 1st yr back may serve to either moderate or exacerbate PTSD symptomatology associated with combat experience. (5 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
