Rewarding and unrewarding aspects of deployment to Iraq and its association with psychological health in UK military personnel

The contribution of prior psychological

The contribution of prior psychological symptoms and combat exposure to post Iraq deployment mental health in the UK military

✍ Roberto J. Rona; Richard Hooper; Margaret Jones; Amy C. Iversen; Lisa Hull; Domi 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 108 KB

## Abstract This study assessed the contribution of baseline psychological symptoms, combat exposure, and unit support in the etiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and psychological distress. From 2004–2006, 67% of a random sample of 2,820 participants who had been assessed for psycholo