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PTSD in Persian Gulf, Iraq & Afghanistan By Gaurav Roy The rates of war-zone inflicted PTSD have steadily risen since the American Civil War. All wars have brought tremendous impact on the lives of the soldiers involved in it regardless of whichever war or conflict you look into. Posttraumatic stress disorder has been one of the most notorious culprits to affect our soldiers in all wars that the United States has taken part in. Is Length of War Directly ∝ Psychological Impact of the War? Persian Gulf War was a shortlived war compared to the other wars that the United States have taken part in. However, its psychological impact was just as severe as other wars in terms of inflicting trauma on the soldiers involved in the war.
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There has been a rise in the reported number of physical and mental problems among the veterans after the end of the Persian Gulf War in 1991 till now. The results of mental health impact studies of the Persian Gulf War are mixed as some of these reports indicate that the rates of PTSD caused by
the Gulf War are in the range of 3%-12% and this is lower than the other wars. On the other hand, some reports have found that the rate of PTSD has been higher among the veterans who were deployed in the Gulf War. The Iraq War ≠ The Afghanistan War Researchers often combine
