Clinical Trial: Follow-up of Psychological and Neurocognitive Gulf War Outcome: Relation to Stress

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Follow-up of Psychological and Neurocognitive Gulf War Outcome: Relation to Stress

Brief Summary: This is the follow-up to an observational epidemiological study of psychological and neuropsychological outcomes of deployed and non-deployed Gulf War-era veterans.

Detailed Summary:

Approximately 800 deployed and 250 nondeployed veterans were originally administered psychological assessment instruments shortly after the cessation of the Gulf War. These veterans are currently being followed to evaluate longer-term psychological outcomes in relation to war-zone stress, intervening life stress, and individual difference factors and personal resources, such as coping and social support.

Approximately 75 of these veterans, oversampled for post-traumatic stress disorder, were administered a specialized neuropsychological battery emphasizing attention and memory. This sample will also be followed to evaluate longitudinal neuropsychological outcome in relation to PTSD status.

A cross-sectional study will also be conducted examining visual, hierarchical attention in relation to PTSD diagnosis.

Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

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Information By: VA Office of Research and Development

Dates:
Date Received: July 3, 2001
Date Started: April 1999
Date Completion: March 2003
Last Updated: January 20, 2009
Last Verified: December 2004