Project SERVE: Post Deployment Functioning
Completed
Conditions studied: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Alcoholism
In brief
Functional recovery is of the utmost importance to evaluate in our returning Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom Veterans so that we can better understand their needs and experiences during the readjustment process from warzone to civilian life. Although most soldiers are resilient, concerning rates of PTSD (12-20%) and depression (14-15%) have been found, and as many as 24-35% report drinking more alcohol than they intended (Hoge et al., 2004). The current study proposes to follow returning Veterans for a one-year period to evaluate factors that influence the readjustment process and functional impairment. This information should guide the development of early intervention and treatment programs to help recovery.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01123642
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 345
- Starts
- 2010-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-08-20
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- To be eligible, participants must be:
- enrolled returning OEF/OIF Veteran within CTVHCS;
- English-speaking Veterans;
- able to comprehend and sign the informed consent form;
- able to complete the structured interviews and self-report assessments;
- willing to be contacted for follow-up assessments;
- deemed stable on psychotropic medications and in psychotherapy.
You may not qualify if…
- Veterans will be excluded if they:
- plan to relocate out of the Central Texas area within four months of protocol initiation;
- meet criteria for a diagnoses of schizophrenia, other psychotic disorders, or bipolar disorder;
- report current hallucinations or delusions that are clearly not trauma-related; or
- report current suicidal or homicidal risk warranting crisis intervention.
Where it is running
- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System Waco VA Medical Center, Waco, TX — Waco, Texas, United States
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