It has been suggested that Vietnam veterans who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) avoid Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health services because their …

There is an increasing awareness of the tragic consequences of post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) among first responders in Canada. There is also an increasing awareness …

In 1972 the United States terminated active participation in the Vietnam conflict, the longest
war in our history. This complex struggle in Southeast Asia had been fraught with economic …

The long-term health consequences of war service remain unclear, despite burgeoning
scientific interest. A longitudinal cohort study of a random sample of Australian Vietnam …

Each year, thousands of young men enlist in the Armed Forces and after a few years most
are discharged and re-enter the civilian labor force. This article investigates the impact of …

Proposes the adoption of a life-span perspective on the effects of military service on
socioeconomic, psychological, and health outcomes. Using data from community-residing …

Previous studies of the effect of war on men's life have focused primarily on the effects of
combat exposure. However, reliance on combat exposure, defined in the traditional sense …

In 1988, the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study (NVVRS) of a representative
sample of 1200 veterans estimated that 30.9% had developed posttraumatic stress disorder …

This review discusses the impact of military service in Vietnam and the physical and
psychological health of veterans. Among the risk factors are combat exposure, infectious …

This study investigated the effect of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on help-seeking for
physical problems. Merging two large data sets resulted in a sample of 1773 male Vietnam …