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  • Title: Evidence of poorer life-course mental health outcomes among veterans of the Korean War cohort.
    Author: Brooks MS, Fulton L.
    Journal: Aging Ment Health; 2010 Mar; 14(2):177-83. PubMed ID: 20336549.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Comparing the outcomes of veterans who served in Korea and those who served elsewhere, we examined the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other mental health conditions, psychiatric treatment locations, and six mental health well-being measures. METHODS: The analytic sample consisted of nationally representative data from the 2001 National Survey of Veterans (NSV). Analyses included multiple logistic regressions that controlled for sociodemographic characteristics. RESULTS: Korean era veterans in the NSV (n = 4030): 1498 served in Korea; 2532 elsewhere during the era. Veterans who served in Korea have notably poorer mental health than those who served elsewhere. CONCLUSION: These results suggest higher resource needs among aging Korean era veterans. Clinicians, policy makers and the Department of Veterans Affairs should focus on mental health services to older veterans.
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