Post-traumatic stress impact on health outcomes in Gulf War Illness
Abstract
Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a chronic, multi-symptomatic disorder affecting an estimated 25–32% of the returning military veterans of the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War. GWI presents with a wide range of symptoms including fatigue, muscle pain, cognitive problems, insomnia, rashes and gastrointestinal issues and continues to be a poorly understood illness. This heterogeneity of GWI symptom presentation complicates diagnosis as well as the identification of effective treatments. Defining subgroups of the illness may help alleviate these complications. Our aim is to determine if GWI can be divided into distinct subgroups based on PTSD symptom presentation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 20, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1186/s40359-021-00561-2
Entities
People
- Christian Delucia
- Fanny Collado
- Jeffrey Kibler
- Mary Jeffrey
- Nancy G. Klimas
- Steven Messer
- Travis J A Craddock
Organizations
- Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs