Most clinical discussions involving posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and military personnel revolve around treatment and prognosis. One area that doesn’t garner as much discussion is what puts some service members at greater risk for developing the disorder. This emphasis is likely because of the fact that most clinicians are involved in tertiary care and spend relatively little time involved in prevention.
And although it is true that being well-versed in evidence-based interventions for PTSD is of great importance for the practitioner, possessing a robust understanding of the various risk factors of the disorder is key to making an accurate diagnosis and educating military leaders and policy makers in hopes of preventing the disorder from occurring in those most at risk.
[For more of this story, written by Bret Moore, go to http://pro.psychcentral.com/ri...ersonnel/008344.html]
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