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May 2008, Vol 98, No. 5 | American Journal of Public Health 773-774
© 2008 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.133223

LETTER

MILITARY-RELATED PTSD, CURRENT DISABILITY POLICIES, AND MALINGERING

Brian P. Marx, PhD, Mark W. Miller, PhD, Denise M. Sloan, PhD, Brett T. Litz, PhD, Danny G. Kaloupek, PhD and Terence M. Keane, PhD

The authors are with the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Brian P. Marx, PhD, VA Boston Healthcare System, National Center for PTSD (116B-2), 150 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130 (email: brian.marx@va.gov).

Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.


Figure 1
An Iraqi boy drinks water from a water pipe crossing an uncovered sewage canal in Fdailiyah, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, on December 6, 2007. Many of the neighborhoods in Baghdad lack essential infrastructure, including electrical power and clean water systems. According to the United Nations, pollution of waterways by raw sewage is perhaps the greatest environmental and public health hazard facing Iraqis, particularly children. Printed with permission of Getty Images.

Frueh et al.1 argued that longstanding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability policies for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reward illness behavior, diminish engagement in treatment, and perversely promote chronic disability. . . . [Full Text]






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