Accession Number:

ADA581684

Title:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Earnings of Military Reservists

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA

Personal Author(s):

• Loughran, David S.
• Heaton, Paul

Report Date:

2013-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

64.0

Abstract:

The Department of Defense DoD has relied heavily on members of the reserve components of the U.S. military hereafter referred to as reservists to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Reservists have suffered a variety of injuries during their deployments, many of which could significantly impact their future well-being. Among those injuries is the condition known as post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD, an anxiety disorder that is precipitated by the experience of a traumatic event. Recent evidence suggests a high prevalence of PTSD among returning active- and reserve-component service members e.g., Tanielian and Jaycox, 2008, prompting significant interest in the long-term consequences of PTSD for a variety of health, family, and economic outcomes.

Descriptors:

• *POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
• ANXIETY
• HEALTH
• MILITARY RESERVES
• STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY)
• TRAUMA

Subject Categories:

• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE