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  • Title: Psychological and war stress symptoms among deployed and non-deployed reservists following the Persian Gulf War.
    Author: Perconte ST, Wilson AT, Pontius EB, Dietrick AL, Spiro KJ.
    Journal: Mil Med; 1993 Aug; 158(8):516-21. PubMed ID: 8414072.
    Abstract:
    The present study examined the incidence of war-related psychological distress among Persian Gulf War veterans. A total of 591 Army, Navy, and Marine reservists were administered the Mississippi PTSD Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the SCL-90R. Combat-deployed reservists showed significantly higher levels of psychological symptomatology that non-deployed reservists, generally corresponding to levels of stress exposure. No significant effects were found for race or prior combat exposure, but significant differences were found between combat-deployed male and female reservists. Despite the brevity and the outcome of the Persian Gulf War, significant symptomatology exists among this population.
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