PTSD May Persist in Combat Veterans for Decades

The April 2006 edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry has an article about the longitudinal course of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.  The abstract is here; the full version is here, but requires a subscription.  Additionally, there is a Medscape article based upon the original paper, here (free registration required).

In this post, I describe the key findings of the study, then comment on the implications for veterans and civilians.  Contnue reading here.