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Article: Reaction of Vietnam veterans to the Persian Gulf War.
- Article from:
- Health and Social Work
- Article date:
- August 1, 1993
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The Persian Gulf War had an emotional and psychological effect worldwide. For Vietnam veterans, the Persian Gulf War was a reminder of a time in their lives when they, voluntarily or involuntarily, went to war for their country. For some Vietnam veterans who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the conflict in the Middle East intensified their flashbacks to traumatic incidents in Vietnam and reactivated feelings of frustration, anger, and depression. Even for Vietnam veterans who are not suffering from PTSD, the conflict may have reawakened memories--some positive, some negative, and most long-repressed--from the Vietnam era.
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