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The long-term consequences of war — the experience of World War II
Author(s)	N Hunt, I Robbins
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 5, no 2, May 2001
Pages	pp 183-190
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	War ; Armed Forces ; Stress ; Long term ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Social surveys.
Annotation	The effects of a traumatic experience such as war can persist into later life. 731 World War II and Korean War veterans completed a questionnaire about their experiences and their current psychological reactions to the war. 19% scored above the cut-off points for both the General Health Questionnaire and the (war-related) Impact of Event Scale, demonstrating that, even more than 50 years after the event, many veterans still experience problems relating to their war experiences. Psychological distress was in part directly related to particular experiences, but intrusion and avoidance both played an important role as mediating variables. Other factors, such as prisoner-of-war (POW) status, type of service, rank and illness were also considered. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010702222 A
Classmark	VMC: VMM: QNH: 4Q: DA: 4C: 3F
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