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Current psychiatric complaints of Dutch resistance veterans from world war II: A feasibility study

✍ Scribed by W. Op Den Velde; P. R. J. Falger; J. H. M. De Groen; H. Van Duijn; J. E. Hovens; P. Meijer; M. Soons; E. G. W. Schouten

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1990
Tongue: English
Weight: 330 KB
Volume: 3
Category: Article
ISSN: 0894-9867
DOI: 10.1002/jts.2490030304

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Abstract

As a first step in a nation‐wide study about psychiatric complaints in Dutch Resistance veterans, a feasibility study was conducted to test the instruments. The complaints of eight war victims, aged 61 to 73, were analyzed by means of questionnaires, a psychiatric survey, and a life history interview. All subjects met the DSM‐III‐R criteria for PTSD, with symptoms ranging from mild to very severe. The occurrence of manifest PTSD differed considerably over the years. Highly prevalent complaints included sleep disturbances, anxiety, and vital exhaustion. An increase in psychiatric complaints was often positively associated with the occurrence of stressful life events.

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