Poor Health Linked to PTSD Risk Among Vets

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"Actually, the scores of these veterans show that they are considerably healthier than we see in the normative scores [those of the population at large]," Dohrenwend said.

The finding that 58 percent of the symptoms or diagnoses of PTSD were seen in the lowest 15 percent of the study participants "has implications for screening," he said.

Those personnel at highest risk of PTSD could be targeted for prevention programs, early intervention after exposure to stress, or even protection from stressful exposures, the report said.

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But the study results do not appear definitive enough to prompt such measures, Dohrenwend said.

"Answers on a questionnaire are far from optimal, and they do not have good data on exposure," he said. "So is this enough to base policy on? It probably isn't, but it certainly is enough to follow up with a more intensive investigation of the lowest 15 percent."

More information

Learn more about the condition by visiting the U.S. government's National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

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