Medical Deployment Resilience Study
PI | Alan L. Peterson, PhD, ABPP (Lt Col, US Air Force, Ret.) |
Location(s) | San Antonio, TX |
Aim | Conduct a prospective evaluation of PTSD risk, resilience, natural recovery, and posttraumatic growth in medical personnel deployed to work at a combat theater hospital in Iraq; identify causative and protective factors and make recommendations on actions and training that can be used by the military to enhance resilience among its members. |
Status | Data collection complete. Performing analyses and publishing results. |