Soldiers who spend months in combat situations are known to have cognitive changes when they return home. They tend to respond to dangers quicker and have some trouble with skills related to attention, learning and memory. A study published today shows those deficits can still be measured one year after returning from Iraq. Researchers studied 268 men and women who served in Iraq between 2003 and 2006. They were given neuropsychological tests before and after deployment. One group was assessed immediately after their return and again in one year. Another group was assessed before deployment and then 122 days after returning. The study found that soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder had poorer attention at the one-year mark, but this link was not found in soldiers who recently returned from deployment. The study provides more evidence that the psychological wounds of war may persist and appear in various manifestations over time. "Our finding indicating that t…[...]
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Combat stress can cause persistent attention problems
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Soldiers who spend months in combat situations are known to have cognitive changes when they return home. They tend to respond to dangers quicker and have some trouble with skills related to attention, learning and memory. A study published today shows those deficits can still be measured one year after returning from Iraq. Researchers studied 268 men and women who served in Iraq between 2003 and 2006. They were given neuropsychological tests before and after deployment. One group was assessed immediately after their return and again in one year. Another group was assessed before deployment and then 122 days after returning. The study found that soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder had poorer attention at the one-year mark, but this link was not found in soldiers who recently returned from deployment. The study provides more evidence that the psychological wounds of war may persist and appear in various manifestations over time. "Our finding indicating that t…[...]
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Combat stress can cause persistent attention problems
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i loved him, even though i never got a chance to meet him i do believe since he died he has been living in my heart and i feel like i am flying with him
I?m 24 weeks pregnant, I don?t really count in months.
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