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- Title
Neuropsychological Outcomes of Army Personnel Following Deployment to the Iraq War.
- Authors
Vesterling, Jennifer J.; Proctor, Susan P.; Heeren, Timothy; White, Roberta F.; Amoroso, Paul; Kane, Robert
- Abstract
The article presents a study looking at how war-zone deployment to Iraq affects the neuropsychological health of U.S. military personnel. The study found that Iraq deployment is connected to a higher risk of neuropsychological dysfunction. Multiple linear regression analyses showed that deployment to Iraq is connected to higher states of confusion and tension as well as lower scores on sustained attention tasks, visual-spatial memory, and verbal learning. The implications of the findings for public health and postdeployment clinical and occupational management are discussed.
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2006, Vol 296, Issue 5, p519
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1001/jama.296.5.519