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The prevalence of post‐traumatic stress disorder in the Vietnam generation: A multimethod, multisource assessment of psychiatric disorder

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Schlenger, WE; Kulka, RA; Fairbank, JA; Hough, RL; Kathleen Jordan, B; Marmar, CR; Weiss, DS
Published in: Journal of Traumatic Stress
July 1992

Findings from the Congressionally mandated National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study indicate that nearly one‐half million Vietnam veterans —15.2% of the men and 8.5% of the women who served in Vietnam—suffer from post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) fifteen or more years after their military service. Current PTSD prevalence rates for Vietnam veterans are significantly and substantially higher than the rates for their comparable Vietnam generation peers, which range from 0.3% to 2.5%. Additionally, the current prevalence rate among male Vietnam veterans was found to differ significantly among race/ethnicity subgroups: 27.9% among Hispanic men, 20.6% among black men, 13.7% among white/other men. Multivariate analyses indicated that although background factors are significantly related to the current prevalence of PTSD, the current prevalence is much higher among Vietnam veterans than among era veteran and civilian counterpart comparison groups even after background differences are taken into account. These analyses also demonstrated the important role of exposure to combat and other types of war zone stress in the current prevalence of the disorder.

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Journal of Traumatic Stress

DOI

EISSN

1573-6598

ISSN

0894-9867

Publication Date

July 1992

Volume

5

Issue

3

Start / End Page

333 / 363

Publisher

Wiley

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Schlenger, W. E., Kulka, R. A., Fairbank, J. A., Hough, R. L., Kathleen Jordan, B., Marmar, C. R., & Weiss, D. S. (1992). The prevalence of post‐traumatic stress disorder in the Vietnam generation: A multimethod, multisource assessment of psychiatric disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 5(3), 333–363. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.2490050303
Schlenger, William E., Richard A. Kulka, John A. Fairbank, Richard L. Hough, B. Kathleen Jordan, Charles R. Marmar, and Daniel S. Weiss. “The prevalence of post‐traumatic stress disorder in the Vietnam generation: A multimethod, multisource assessment of psychiatric disorder.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 5, no. 3 (July 1992): 333–63. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.2490050303.
Schlenger WE, Kulka RA, Fairbank JA, Hough RL, Kathleen Jordan B, Marmar CR, et al. The prevalence of post‐traumatic stress disorder in the Vietnam generation: A multimethod, multisource assessment of psychiatric disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 1992 Jul;5(3):333–63.
Schlenger, William E., et al. “The prevalence of post‐traumatic stress disorder in the Vietnam generation: A multimethod, multisource assessment of psychiatric disorder.” Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol. 5, no. 3, Wiley, July 1992, pp. 333–63. Crossref, doi:10.1002/jts.2490050303.
Schlenger WE, Kulka RA, Fairbank JA, Hough RL, Kathleen Jordan B, Marmar CR, Weiss DS. The prevalence of post‐traumatic stress disorder in the Vietnam generation: A multimethod, multisource assessment of psychiatric disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress. Wiley; 1992 Jul;5(3):333–363.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Traumatic Stress

DOI

EISSN

1573-6598

ISSN

0894-9867

Publication Date

July 1992

Volume

5

Issue

3

Start / End Page

333 / 363

Publisher

Wiley

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology