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Current Studies:
1. Lower bone mineral density found in RPWs with posttraumatic stress disorder, compared to those without PTSD and the matched group. (Note: the Veterans Administration has added an additional presumptive diagnosis for RPWs as a direct result of our work in this area.) Our research was published in the March 2011 issue of Military Medicine. An abstract can be found here
2. Do RPWs with posttraumatic stress disorder have a higher incidence of metabolic syndrome (obesity, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and cholesterol), compared to those without PTSD? Our research found there was no difference and this was in contrast to a recent Veterans study. Our research was published in the April 2011 issue of Military Medicine. An abstract can be found here.
3. Why did many of the Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and Vietnam POWs not experience posttraumatic stress disorder, in spite of a highly traumatic and sustained experience? We have a grant through the Office of Naval Research to study psychological resilience and health. Results so far indicate that optimism is the most important characteristic to predict resiliency and the absence of any psychological disease. In our second year of funding we will look at other psychological, genetic and familial issues that may also predict resiliency.
Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and Vietnam POW MIA Research
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