TY - JOUR PY - 2009// TI - The Aftermath of Combat-Related PTSD JO - Communication disorders quarterly A1 - Cosgrove, Lisa A1 - Pearrow, Melissa SP - 77 EP - 82 VL - 30 IS - 2 N2 - The number of military personnel who are involved in combat situations continues to increase. As a result, researchers have identified risk factors associated with the development of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The authors of this article review some of the characteristics of military personnel involved in these conflicts, factors unique to the current military actions, and symptom presentation and prevalence rates of PTSD among those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. They discuss mechanisms for the transgenerational transmission of trauma symptoms and identify strategies for interventions.

LA - SN - 1525-7401 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1525740108328227 ID - ref1 ER -