War syndromes and their evaluation: from the U.S. Civil War to the Persian Gulf War

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PURPOSE:

To better understand the health problems of veterans of the Persian Gulf War by analyzing previous war-related illnesses and identifying possible unifying factors.

DATA SOURCE:

English-language articles and books on war-related illnesses published since 1863 that were located primarily through a manual search of bibliographies.

DATA EXTRACTION:

Publications were assessed for information on the clinical characteristics of war-related illnesses and the research methods used to evaluate such illnesses.

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Symptoms of stress disorder and depression among trauma counselors after an airline disaster

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Physical injuries and fatalities resulting from the Oklahoma City bombing

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OBJECTIVE:

To provide an epidemiologic description of physical injuries and fatalities resulting from the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

DESIGN AND SETTING:

Descriptive epidemiologic study of all persons injured by the bombing and of all at-risk occupants of the federal building and 4 adjacent buildings. Data were gathered from hospital emergency and medical records departments, medical examiner records, and surveys of area physicians, building occupants, and survivors.

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Psychological response to the Oklahoma City bombing

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Long-term psychological effects of natural disasters

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Characteristics of emergency services personnel related to peritraumatic dissociation during critical incident exposure

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OBJECTIVE:

The aim of this study was to identify characteristics of emergency services personnel related to acute dissociative responses at the time of critical incident exposure, a phenomenon designated "peritraumatic dissociation."

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Assessment and prediction of stress-related growth

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Predictors of persistent palpitations and continued medical utilization

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<h4>BACKGROUND:</h4>

<p>The aim of this study was to determine the predictors of persistent palpitations and continued medical utilization in a sample of medical patients referred for ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring.</p>

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Occurrence, recognition, and outcome of psychological disorders in primary care

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OBJECTIVE:

The authors' goal was to cross-validate the earlier finding of the Groningen Primary Care Study that recognition of psychological disorders was associated with better patient outcomes.

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Preliminary report of psychiatric disorders in survivors of a severe earthquake

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OBJECTIVE:

The authors' goal was to study psychiatric morbidity after a natural disaster in rural India.

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