Key result
Combat exposure and poor homecoming experiences largely influenced psychological morbidity, particularly PTSD, among Australian Vietnam veterans 20-30 years after exposure.
Population
641 Australian Vietnam veterans drawn randomly from army Vietnam tour lists of the era
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
20-30 years after exposure
Authors
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May support prolonged PTSD screening in combat-exposed veterans; leaves open whether homecoming interventions mitigate risk in contemporary cohorts.
Observational (n=641)
Yes
Combat and poor homecoming experiences have persistent direct effects on psychological morbidity and social dysfunction in Australian Vietnam veterans 20-30 years after exposure.
Grayson et al. (1996) conducted an observational in Psychosocial morbidity (n=641). Combat exposure and homecoming experiences was evaluated on Psychological morbidities and social wellbeing. Combat exposure and poor homecoming experiences largely influenced psychological morbidity, particularly PTSD, among Australian Vietnam veterans 20-30 years after exposure.
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