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Cohort R6: Study of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in WWII Riflemen
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Title: Cohort R6: Study of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in WWII Riflemen
Summary: This cohort consists of 2,914 men who served in rifle companies in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. For each veteran, two indices of stress were constructed: (1) combat stress, the number of days served in which the company was officially in combat, and (2) the number of days served on which members of the company were victim of casualty. The cohort members were matched on race and year of entry into service with men who served in Service Forces.
References:
Beebe, GW and Appel JW. Variations in psychological tolerance to ground combat in World War II. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1958.
Keywords: Post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD; combat stress; combat fatigue; shell shock
Cohort Characteristics: 2,914 total records
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Cohort (n=2,914) |
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Social security number: |
86% complete |
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Combat history: |
100% |
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Hospitalization data: |
86% |
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Date of Death: |
86% |
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Date of birth: |
100% complete |
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Date of entry into active duty: |
99% complete |
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Date of release from active duty: |
95% complete |
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Last Updated: 8/15/2005, 01:30 PM
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