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Veterans of Armed Conflicts

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In this chapter basic and clinical research findings are presented on the effect of armed conflicts on the veterans of such conflicts. For this discussion, “veterans” are defined as people who were participants—whether as active combatants or in sup—port roles—in wars or related activities. The overall focus is on the mental health and functional outcomes of exposure to war stress emanating from studies of war veterans. The relatively abundant body of research examining the epidemiological (i.e., prevalence, comorbidities, and risk factors) and clinical characteristics of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highlighted.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, USA

    John A. Fairbank

  2. Dartmouth University, and the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, White Rive Junction, Vermont, 05009, USA

    Matthew J. Friedman

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, Connecticut, 06516, USA

    Steven Southwick

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Fairbank, J.A., Friedman, M.J., Southwick, S. (2001). Veterans of Armed Conflicts. In: Gerrity, E., Tuma, F., Keane, T.M. (eds) The Mental Health Consequences of Torture. The Plenum Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1295-0_8

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