Imagery and combat stress in Vietnam veterans.
Greater exposure to combat in Vietnam leads to higher levels of Vietnam-linked imagery, as shown by three different measures: a) an experimental task; b) the Impact of Event Scale, a measure of intrusion and avoidance of imagery within the past week; and c) a measure of imagery experienced since return from Vietnam. The results support previous findings from analogue studies and civilian populations concerning the relationship between degree of stress and posttraumatic imagery.
D000328:Adult; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D014744:Vietnam