Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and physical health complaints among Portuguese Army Special Operations Forces deployed in Afghanistan.

BACKGROUND: Investigations conducted with several U.S. and U.K. military veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq have reported the existence of mental and physical health complaints. METHODS: A total of 113 participants completed a self-report questionnaire that assessed post-traumatic stress d...

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Main Author: Osório, Carlos (author)
Other Authors: Carvalho, Claúdia (author), Maia, Ângela (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/21931
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/21931