A prediction model for differential resilience to the effects of combat-related stressors in US army soldiers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop a composite score for differential resilience to effects of combat-related stressors (CRS) on persistent DSM-IV post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among US Army combat arms soldiers using survey data collected before deployment.

Methods

A sample of n = 2542 US Army combat arms soldiers completed a survey shortly before deployment to Afghanistan and then again two to three and 8-9 months after redeployment. Retrospective self-reports were obtained about CRS. Precision treatment methods were used to determine whether differential resilience to persistent PTSD in the follow-up surveys could be developed from pre-deployment survey data in a 60% training sample and validated in a 40% test sample.

Results

40.8% of respondents experienced high CRS an

SUBMITTER: Kessler RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11523145 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature