Veterans' experiences of Iraq war and Afghanistan war and Influences on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms after deployment : a systematic literature review
Meng, Yini (2011)
Meng, Yini
Turun ammattikorkeakoulu
2011
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201104124173
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201104124173
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The aims of this thesis are to generalize the veterans’ experiences in OEF/OIF and their
expression of PTSD symptoms, in order to investigate how their traumatic experiences influence
the expression of their PTSD symptoms. This would offer the health care providers a better
understanding of veterans’ mental status, so they can launch earlier, better and more effective
interventions for the PTSD patients. This thesis applied the method of systematic literature review. Limited by certain criteria, after the filtration of previous studies, 8 articles were selected, scanned, and analyzed. The results show that the experiences of veterans lie on environment, physical experiences, and psychological feeling. These were the factors that influenced the veterans’ expression of PTSD
symptoms. The expression of PTSD symptoms on the veterans was categorized as changed
way of thinking and mental problems, the somatic symptoms and co-morbidities were taken into
considerations, too. The implications of this study were to help the health care providers establish an evidencebased
nursing idea when they encounter different traumatic experiences and PTSD symptoms.
expression of PTSD symptoms, in order to investigate how their traumatic experiences influence
the expression of their PTSD symptoms. This would offer the health care providers a better
understanding of veterans’ mental status, so they can launch earlier, better and more effective
interventions for the PTSD patients. This thesis applied the method of systematic literature review. Limited by certain criteria, after the filtration of previous studies, 8 articles were selected, scanned, and analyzed. The results show that the experiences of veterans lie on environment, physical experiences, and psychological feeling. These were the factors that influenced the veterans’ expression of PTSD
symptoms. The expression of PTSD symptoms on the veterans was categorized as changed
way of thinking and mental problems, the somatic symptoms and co-morbidities were taken into
considerations, too. The implications of this study were to help the health care providers establish an evidencebased
nursing idea when they encounter different traumatic experiences and PTSD symptoms.