Assessment of rates of overweight and obesity and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in a sample of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans

  • Barber, J., Bayer, L., Pietrzak, R. H., & Sanders, K. A. (2011). Assessment of rates of overweight and obesity and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in a sample of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans. Military Medicine, 176(2), 151-155. http://doi.org/10.7205/milmed-d-09-00275
  • Medical records of Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) with established routine care within Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers were examined to investigate the potential relationships between weight and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Findings suggest that no relationship exists between PTSD or depression symptoms and being measured as overweight or obese.

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