title: Prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptoms in United States Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance agency imagery analysts.
abstract: Imagery analysts are critical to the intelligence capabilities of the United States Air Force (USAF) and are known as the "eyes" of the USAF. The purpose of this study was to assess for posttraumatic disorder (PTSD) symptoms among this cohort. Of the 498 imagery analysts who participated, a total of 4.22% met provisional diagnostic criteria for PTSD as outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) which was lower than established rates of PTSD (up to 18%) among military personnel returning from deployment. Implications of subclinical PTSD symptoms on occupational functioning and overall diagnostic picture are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Neurostat Analytical Solutions.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reardon
authors.affiliation: U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine.
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chappelle
authors.affiliation: Neurostat Analytical Solutions.
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.affiliation: Neurostat Analytical Solutions.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cowper
authors.affiliation: Prince Research and Analytic Solutions.
authors.forename: Lillian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Prince
authors.affiliation: Neurostat Analytical Solutions.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014796:Visual Perception; D055815:Young Adult