Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in wounded Vietnam veterans



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Am J Psychiatry 1989; 146:667-669
Copyright © 1989 by American Psychiatric Association

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Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in wounded Vietnam veterans

RK Pitman, B Altman and ML Macklin
Research Service, VA Medical Center, Manchester, N.H. 03104.

Of 156 wounded Vietnam veterans evaluated for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by a questionnaire and a diagnostic interview in selected cases, 40% had a definite or probable lifetime diagnosis of PTSD. Of the 27 interviewed patients with lifetime PTSD, 81% currently met the PTSD criteria.

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