A new study suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be more common among female veterans who served in the Vietnam War than previously thought. <\/p>\n
Around 20 percent of women who served in Vietnam as part of the U.S. military between the 1960s and 1970s have experienced PTSD. Many female veterans are still living with the disorder. The researchers noted that although PTSD was common among men who served in Vietnam, not much is known about its impact on women\u2019s health.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause current PTSD is still present in many of these women decades after their military service, clinicians who treat them should continue to screen for PTSD symptoms and be sensitive to their noncombat wartime experiences,\u201d said the study\u2019s lead author Kathryn Magruder, of the Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina.<\/p>\n
Magruder and her team examined the survey responses of 1,956 women who were stationed in Vietnam, 657 who served (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new study suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be more common among female veterans who served in the Vietnam War than previously thought. Around 20 percent of women who served in Vietnam as part of the U.S. military…<\/span><\/p>\n