A sixth of Gulf war veterans believe they have Gulf war syndrome
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A sixth of Gulf war veterans believe they have Gulf war syndrome
A sixth of Gulf war veterans believe they have Gulf war syndrome
Seventeen per cent of British servicemen and
women who served in the 1991 Gulf war believe that they have Gulf war
syndrome,which is associated with psychological distress, a high
numberof syndromes, and reduced activity. This belief is also
associatedwith the veteran having poor health, not currently being
in thearmy, and having a high number of vaccinations before
deploymentto the Gulf. Chalder and colleagues (p 473)
received 2961 responses(70%) to a questionnaire sent to a
random sample of 4250 BritishGulf war veterans. Since a
combination of biological, psychological,and sociological factors
is associated with this belief, thesefactors should be addressed in
clinicalpractice.
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