About this PTSD research article
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I read this article about combat PTSD which I found interesting. The TLDR is that it claims that 3 factors determine the risk of soldiers getting PTSD from being at war. 1. Severity of combat exposure. 2. Pre-war vulnerabilities (e.g., unstable childhood, physical abuse). 3. Involvement in harming civilians or prisoners. (4. Age).
I'm especially interested in point 2, about soldiers' prior vulnerabilities. But the data is old and the sample size is not very large.
The combined data from all three primary factors — combat exposure, prewar vulnerability, and involvement in harming civilians or prisoners — revealed that PTSD syndrome onset reached an estimated 97% for veterans high on all three. While severity of combat exposure was the strongest predictor of whether the soldiers developed the syndrome, pre-war vulnerability was just as important in predicting the persistence of the syndrome over the long run.
What do ya'll think? And does anyone know if there is any newer research into this?
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