File:Combat & Operational Stress Research Quarterly Vol 3 No 1 Winter 2011 (IA COSResearchQVol3No12011Winter).pdf

The Combat & Operational Stress Research Quarterly is a compilation of recent research on combat and operational stress, including relevant findings on the etiology, course and treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The intent of this publication is to facilitate translational research by providing busy clinicians with up-to-date findings, with the potential to guide and inform evidence-based treatment.

Insomnia may predict PTSD among service members post-deployment...…………………………………...……..1 Psychotherapy more effective if extended into outpatient sessions among inpatient injury patients…………2 VA mental health diagnoses high among injured OEF/OIF veterans ……………………………2 Requiring both active avoidance and numbing symptoms improves specificity for PTSD diagnoses……………2 PTSD weakens the protective effect of social support on suicide risk ………………………3 Prazosin may be effective in reducing trauma nightmares among deployed personnel…………………3 Range of personality disorders associated with PTSD……………3 Prolonged exposure effective in treating PTSD in routine VA mental healthcare …………………………4 Trauma Management Therapy leads to an increase in social functioning compared to exposure therapy alone ………………4 Specific sources of social support as protective factors for PTSD in combat veterans ………………4 Duration and location of deployment predict PTSD development ……………………………4 Increased misconduct in combat-deployed Marines with PTSD ……………………………….5 Are some PTSD symptoms not necessarily the result of trauma? …………………………………5 Symptoms of post-concussion syndrome after mTBI greater among service members with greater PTSD severity ……………5 Attentional threat avoidance stemming from acute stress is linked to PTSD symptoms …………………………6 Range of combat experiences predicts suicide…………6 More medical problems but less health care utilization among veterans with psychiatric disorders …………6 Trauma risk management during deployment may reduce post-deployment psychological distress ……………6 Blast and non-blast mTBIs result in similar symptoms ………7 Nightmare frequency among Vietnam vets with PTSD not reduced by imagery rehearsal therapy ………………7 Test your knowledge! ………………………………………8