Iraqi War Vets Face Mental Challenges
Iraqi War Vets Face Mental Challenges
Study Shows Mild Problems With Memory and Concentration
The researchers will continue to follow the soldiers to determine if the mental function differences persist.
In an editorial accompanying the study, medical psychiatrists Matthew Hotopf, PhD, and Simon Wessely, FMedSci, weighed in on the issue. Both have done extensive research on post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) among soldiers.
They wrote that while the subtle mental changes outlined in the study bear some similarities to PTSD, they might also be considered perfectly normal coping behaviors. Longer follow-up of the soldiers in the study should help determine if the reactions are normal or cause for concern, they concluded.
Iraqi War Vets Face Mental Challenges
Study Shows Mild Problems With Memory and Concentration
Cause for Concern?
The researchers will continue to follow the soldiers to determine if the mental function differences persist.
In an editorial accompanying the study, medical psychiatrists Matthew Hotopf, PhD, and Simon Wessely, FMedSci, weighed in on the issue. Both have done extensive research on post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) among soldiers.
They wrote that while the subtle mental changes outlined in the study bear some similarities to PTSD, they might also be considered perfectly normal coping behaviors. Longer follow-up of the soldiers in the study should help determine if the reactions are normal or cause for concern, they concluded.
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