Factors Influencing Combat Stress Reactions and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Literature Review

Abstract

This study reviews 91 articles dealing with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Combat Stress Reactions (CSR). The articles were classified into these four categories: psychological factors during the war, physical factors of the war, demographic variables, and post-war adjustment factors. A lengthy appendix analyzes each study and presents its conclusions. Relying on an extensive survey of the literature, this paper examines those specific variables thought to be causes of PTSD or CSR. Unfortunately, the research does not indicate strong support for most of these variables. Such divergent results indicate the need for more precise future research in the area. (kr)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA198063

Entities

People

  • Nora K. Stewart
  • Suellen F. Weaver

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Databases
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Literature Surveys
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Therapy
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States
  • Warfare

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