ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
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Question
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Based on the second page of Source C, according to multiple studies, the range of PTSD reported by veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is best described as
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20%-50%
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9%-31%
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14%-17%
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -41.5 percent of women and 4 percent of men in the study experienced military sexual trauma while in the military; 15.7 percent of Veterans deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan screened positive for PTSD, compared to 10.9 percent of non-deployed Veterans.
Detailed explanation-2: -Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans were at high risk of PTSD because of the multitude of combat stressors they faced during their time in the service. However, a high risk of PTSD has also been observed in Vietnam Veterans, Gulf War Veterans, and many other groups of military service members.
Detailed explanation-3: -Recent studies have shown that about 40% of soldiers who served in the Afghanistan war have PTSD.
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