title: Post-traumatic stress disorder among Special Forces Vietnam veterans.
abstract: Fifty-seven Special Forces Vietnam Veterans were studied to determine if special selection and rigorous training affected the frequency and pattern of predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). No absolute immunity to PTSD was conferred. Frequency (25%) and predictors of PTSD were similar to those reported for other groups of Vietnam Veterans. Symptoms of PTSD were associated with poorer pre-service relationships, being wounded, being wounded after return from R&R, having friends missing in action, feeling guilt over the death of a friend, lack of emotional preparation to leave the unit or service, and failure to discuss feelings upon return from Vietnam.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chemtob
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neller
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Glisson
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans; D014744:Vietnam; D014857:Warfare