The impact of post-traumatic stress on quality of life and fatigue in women with Gulf War Illness
Abstract
Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a chronic, multi-symptomatic disorder characterized by fatigue, muscle pain, cognitive problems, insomnia, rashes, and gastrointestinal issues affecting an estimated 30% of the ~ 750,000 returning military Veterans of the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War. Female Veterans deployed to combat in this war report medical symptoms, like cognition and respiratory troubles, at twice the rate compared to non-deployed female Veterans of the same era. The heterogeneity of GWI symptom presentation complicates diagnosis as well as the identification of effective treatments. This is exacerbated by the presence of co-morbidities. Defining subgroups of the illness may help alleviate these complications. One clear grouping is along the lines of gender. Our aim is to determine if women with GWI can be further subdivided into distinct subgroups based on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom presentation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 25, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.1186/s40359-022-00752-5
Entities
People
- Christian Delucia
- Esha Sultana
- Fanny Collado
- Jeffrey Kibler
- Mary Ann Fletcher
- Mary Jeffrey
- Nancy G. Klimas
- Nandan Shastry
- Travis J A Craddock
Organizations
- Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
- National Institutes of Health
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs