TY - JOUR
T1 - Why are Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans seeking PTSD disability compensation at unprecedented rates?
AU - McNally, Richard J.
AU - Frueh, B. Christopher
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have produced historically low rates of fatalities, injuries, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among U.S. combatants. Yet they have also produced historically unprecedented rates of PTSD disability compensation seeking from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The purpose of this article is to consider hypotheses that might potentially resolve this paradox, including high rates of PTSD, delayed onset PTSD, malingered PTSD, and economic variables.
AB - The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have produced historically low rates of fatalities, injuries, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among U.S. combatants. Yet they have also produced historically unprecedented rates of PTSD disability compensation seeking from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The purpose of this article is to consider hypotheses that might potentially resolve this paradox, including high rates of PTSD, delayed onset PTSD, malingered PTSD, and economic variables.
KW - Disability compensation
KW - Malingering
KW - PTSD
KW - Veterans
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U2 - 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.07.002
DO - 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.07.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23954726
AN - SCOPUS:84882801584
SN - 0887-6185
VL - 27
SP - 520
EP - 526
JO - Journal of Anxiety Disorders
JF - Journal of Anxiety Disorders
IS - 5
ER -