Risk and Resilience Factors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity Among Veterans
Consistent with previous research, social support post-deployment was an important predictor of PTSD outcomes and should be a focus of societal reintegration for Veterans. In addition, adverse conditions during deployment (e.g., cleanliness, access to showers) was a significant factor predicting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) outcomes and should be prioritized to optimize Veteran health. These deployment conditions were associated with poor PTSD outcomes even for Veterans with high social support and with low life stressors. Findings suggest that enhancing environmental conditions-such as improving safety and cleanliness-may significantly reduce PTSD symptom severity among Veterans.
Authors
- K. Luan Phan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8693-6690)
- Kailyn Bare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1939-6661)
- Jason R. Soble (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3348-8762)
- Devin M. Ulrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2562-2191)
- Darrin M. Aase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0828-7731)
- A Heywood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9116-7724)
- Matthew S. Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8219-6195)
- Nataliya Turchmanovych-Hienkel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2503-7593)
- Jessica Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1513-7942)
- Brian Ramanauskas
Institutions
- Roosevelt University (US)
- Northwestern University (US)
- DePaul University (US)
- Illinois College (US)
- Illinois Institute of Technology (US)
- Ohio Department of Health (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (US)
- Institute for Behavioral Medicine (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- The Chicago School (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf543
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00