Can time alone heal the impact of PTSD arising from combat in Iraq? Not likely, according to the results of a study published in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. The authors say changes in the brain can appear a year later on neuropsychological tests, often with greater severity than soon after the trauma. "Greater PTSD symptoms were associated with poorer attention in soldiers tested at 1-year follow-up. . .but not in recently returned soldiers." Their findings confirm earlier studies and could inform policy about parameters for evaluating combat injuries.
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