Objective We conducted a systematic review of the literature to explore the longitudinal
course of PTSD in DSM-5-defined trauma exposed populations to identify the course of …

Introduction: Firefighters and military personnel are public safety personnel who protect the
safety of individuals and their properties. They are usually exposed to traumatic events …

Objective Traumatic injury affects millions of people each year. There is little understanding
of the extent of psychiatric illness that develops after traumatic injury or of the impact of mild …

The PTSD Checklist (PCL) is the most frequently used self-report measure of PTSD
symptoms. Although the PCL has been in use for nearly 20years and over a dozen …

The gradual emergence of symptoms following exposure to traumatic events has presented
a major conceptual challenge to psychiatry. The mechanism that causes the progressive …

Objective: Studies of soldiers from prior wars conducted many years after combat have
shown associations between combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and …

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring
Freedom, or OEF/OIF—have created unique conditions for promoting the development of …

The extent of female service members' involvement in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), in terms of both the number of women deployed and the …

Objective: Emergency workers, such as fire-fighters, are routinely exposed to potentially
traumatic events. While a number of studies have examined the occurrence of post-traumatic …

Posttraumatic stress disorder is often diagnosed with other mental health problems,
particularly depression. Although PTSD comorbidity has been associated with more severe …