Psychiatric diagnoses and punishment for misconduct: the effects of PTSD in combat-deployed Marines

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Research on Vietnam veterans suggests an association between psychological problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and misconduct; however, this has rarely been studied in veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Oper...

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Main Authors: Booth-Kewley Stephanie, Larson Gerald E, Highfill-McRoy Robyn M, Garland Cedric F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/10/88