Effects of War Stressors and Life Events on Gulf War Veterans with CFS Symptoms

<p>The present study examines the association of life stressors and the period when they occur, with the development of CFS symptoms in Gulf War veterans. From data collected from Gulf War Health Registry veterans, 113 met CFS criteria and 441 were controls. After hierarchical linear analysis, negative life stressors: wounded, traumatic war experience, frequent battle experiences, demotion, and unable to work within 2 years of returning from the Gulf predicted CFS symptoms; and positive life stressors of buying a house more than 2 years of returning was protective against CFS symptoms (all significant at p < .05). The findings are consistent with psycho social etiological hypotheses for CFS and are useful in developing programs for veterans returning from war.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral Project

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

2006

Author dc:creator

• Dhillon, Kieran K.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kendal Boyd
• Louis Jenkins
• David Vermeersch

• Mental Disorders
• Psychiatry and Psychology
• Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic; Persian Gulf Syndrome; Life Change Events; Gulf War; Stress, Psychological; Risk-Taking.

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/598

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-1718