Early predictors of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories in U.S. Army soldiers deployed to the Iraq war zone
Vasterling J, Franz M, Lee L, Kaiser A, Proctor S, Marx B, Schnurr P, Ko J, Concato J, Aslan M. Early predictors of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories in U.S. Army soldiers deployed to the Iraq war zone. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2023, 36: 955-967. PMID: 37608526, DOI: 10.1002/jts.22964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderSymptom coursePosttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectoriesGrowth mixture modelingU.S. Army soldiersLong-term followPrimary outcome variableArmy soldiersPTSD symptom courseProspective studyMild symptomsEarly predictorSummary scoresBiopsychosocial factorsAsymptomatic classSymptomatic classesSymptom classMilitary populationSymptom trajectoriesUnderstanding of predictors