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Comorbidity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in Israeli Veterans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Zahava Solomon  and
Avi Bleich
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Abstract

This article reviews a series of studies conducted on Israeli war veterans that assessed the interrelationship of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid disorder, focusing on five issues in particular: (1) the frequency of comorbidity among veterans diagnosed with PTSD; (2) how this comorbidity can be accounted for; (3) whether PTSDs with and without comorbidity are different; (4) the validity of PTSD as a distinct diagnosis; and (5) the clinical implications of comorbidity of PTSD.

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Supplement Monograph
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CNS Spectrums , Volume 3 , Issue S2: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Hidden Epidemic of Modern Times , August 1998 , pp. 15 - 21
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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