Rapid-Response Impulsivity Predicts Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptomatology at 1-Year Follow-Up in Blast-Exposed Service Members.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if elevated rapid-response impulsivity after blast exposure (as a putative marker of ventral prefrontal cortex [vPFC] damage) is predictive of future elevated affective symptomatology in blast-exposed service members.

Design

Longitudinal design with neurocognitive testing at initial assessment and 1-year follow-up assessment of psychiatric symptomatology by telephone interview.

Setting

Veterans Administration medical centers and postdeployment assessment centers at military bases.

Participants

Blast-exposed U.S. military personnel (N=84) ages 19 to 39 years old.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) scores, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Versi

SUBMITTER: Bjork JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9375182 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature