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Description/Abstract
This brief is about how combat exposure and exposure to dead, dying, and wounded people can predict decreases in mental health among Vietnam and Gulf War veterans. In practice and policy, the VA can better provide resources for veterans based on their combat exposure, and the VA should take into account varying combat experiences among veterans when providing mental health care. Suggestions for future research include using more precise measurements for combat exposure than the one used in this study.
Original Citation
Gade, D. M., & Wenger, J. B. (2011). Combat exposure and mental health: The long-term effects among US Vietnam and Gulf War veterans. Health Economics, 20(4), 401–416. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.1594
Document Type
Brief
Disciplines
Mental and Social Health | Military and Veterans Studies | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Extent
2 pages
DCMI Type
Text
Keywords
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Combat, Exposure, Veterans, Vietnam War, Gulf War, Mental health, Health and Wellness, National Survey of Veterans
Subject
Post-traumatic stress disorder; Combat; Veterans, United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Persian Gulf War, 1991; Mental health
Publisher
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University
Date
Summer 5-4-2012
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, "Research Brief: "Combat Exposure and Mental Health: The Long-Term Effects among Vietnam and Gulf War Veterans"" (2012). Institute for Veterans and Military Families. 314.
https://surface.syr.edu/ivmf/314
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