Impact of comorbid depression on quality of life in male combat Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder
Phillip A. Raab, MA, et al.
Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) also frequently have symptoms of depression.
Both PTSD and depression can reduce a Veteran's
quality of life, and in this study of 158 Veterans
with PTSD, we examined the influence of PTSD
and depression on several areas of Veteran quality of
life. We found that depression and PTSD emotional
numbing symptoms had strong negative connections
with Veteran satisfaction with achievement, selfexpression,
relationships, home, neighborhood, and
community. This study suggests that treating depression
and negative emotion in Veterans with PTSD
may improve quality of life.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2014.05.0130
Volume 52 Number 5, 2015
Pages 563 — 576
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This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows:
Raab PA, Mackintosh M, Gros DF, Morland LA. Impact of comorbid depression on quality of life in male combat Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2015;52(5):563???76.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2014.05.0130
Raab PA, Mackintosh M, Gros DF, Morland LA. Impact of comorbid depression on quality of life in male combat Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2015;52(5):563???76.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2014.05.0130
ORCID: Phillip A. Raab, MA: 0000-0002-3722-4927; Margaret-Anne Mackintosh, PhD: 0000-0002-2725-3177; Daniel F. Gros, PhD: 0000-0003-3946-6716
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