2000
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Hispanic Vietnam Veterans
Ortega A, Rosenheck R. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Hispanic Vietnam Veterans. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 615-619. PMID: 10739422, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.4.615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderHispanic Vietnam veteransSevere PTSD symptomsVietnam veteransGreater riskStress disorderPTSD symptomsNon-Hispanic white veteransGreater functional impairmentNational Epidemiologic StudyNational Vietnam Veterans Readjustment StudyFunctional impairmentSecondary data analysisEpidemiologic studiesHigh riskHispanic veteransSevere symptomsMental disordersSymptom reportingWhite veteransSymptomsVeteransDisordersRiskRepresentative sample
1998
Psychological benefits and liabilities of traumatic exposure in the war zone
Fontana A, Rosenheck R. Psychological benefits and liabilities of traumatic exposure in the war zone. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 1998, 11: 485-503. PMID: 9690189, DOI: 10.1023/a:1024452612412.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Social Support and Psychopathology in the War Zone
FONTANA1 2, ROSENHECK1 2, HORVATH2 3. Social Support and Psychopathology in the War Zone. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1997, 185: 675-681. PMID: 9368543, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199711000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderProtective effectMale theater veteransNational Vietnam Veterans Readjustment StudyDetrimental long-term effectsLong-term effectsDirect effectStress disorderTheater veteransHigh levelsWar zone stressSocial supportPsychopathologyUnit cohesionVeteransLow levelsSignificant relationshipLevelsPosttraumatic stress disorder among female Vietnam veterans: a causal model of etiology.
Fontana A, Schwartz L, Rosenheck R. Posttraumatic stress disorder among female Vietnam veterans: a causal model of etiology. American Journal Of Public Health 1997, 87: 169-75. PMID: 9103092, PMCID: PMC1380789, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.87.2.169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderFemale Vietnam veteransStress disorderVietnam veteransSexual traumaChronic posttraumatic stress disorderNational Vietnam Veterans Readjustment StudyGroup of womenEtiological role