Combat exposure, non-combat related stressors and post-traumatic stress disorder in Portuguese military commandos returnees from Afghanistan

Several combat situations and non-combat related stressors have been reported in the current combat conflict in Afghanistan. Accumulating evidence suggests that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the most common sequela resulting from combat. Until now, no study had addressed mental health pro...

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Main Author: Osório, Carlos (author)
Other Authors: Maia, Ângela (author)
Format: conferencePoster
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/16323
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/16323