Welcome. The purpose of this page is two-fold: First, to enable those concerned
about the long-term health effects of war veterans to access Dr. Boscarino's
pioneering work. Following are the files that describe this extraordinary body
of research: Most computers already have Adobe Reader, which you will need to
read the file. If you don't click here 
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Scientific Evidence:
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Boscarino,
J. A. (2006, in press). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Mortality among
US Army Veterans 30 Years After Military Service. Annals of Epidemiology
vol. 16.
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Boscarino,
J. A. (2004). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Physical Illness: Results
from clinical and epidemiologic Studies. Annals of the New York Academy
of Sciences , 1032: 141-153.
- Exposure to Psychological Trauma
and Cardiovascular Disease: Implications from Clinical and Epidemiologic Research,
published abstract of the presentation
at the American Psychosomatic Society, 61st Annual Meeting, March, 2004.
- PTSD and Physical
Illness: Results from Clinical and Epidemiological Studies published in Annals
of New York Academy of Sciences, 2004.
- PTSD and Autoimmune Disease among
Vietnam Veterans, published abstract of the presentation at the American Psychosomatic
Society, 61st Annual Meeting, March, 2003.
- Higher Abnormal Leukocyte and Lymphocyte
Counts 20 Years After Exposure to Severe Stress: Research and Clinical Implications,
Psychosomatic Medicine, 61:378-386, 1999
- Post-war experiences of
Vietnam Veterans. In G. Fink (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Stress, volume 3.
NY: Academic Press.
- Electrocardiogram abnormalities among men
with stress-related psychiatric disorders: implications for coronary
heart disease and clinical research.. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 21:3,
227-234, 1999.
- Diseases among men 20 years after
Exposure to Severe stress: Implications for Clinical Research and Medical
Care. Psychosomatic Medicine, 59: 605-614, 1997.
- PTSD, Exposure to Combat, and Lower Plasma
Cortisol among Vietnam Veterans: Findings and Climical Implications, Journal
of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64:1, 191-201, 1996.
- Dr. Boscarino's Research-Oriented Biographical
Sketch
Dr. Joseph Boscarino
The second purpose of this page is
to enable those concerned about the effects of war on families and the extent
to which families can get the help that they need.
What
Recent Research Tells Us About Military Families and Communities, a presentation
by Deborah Levin Mancini and Claudette Archambault (Military Family Resource
Center) at the DoD Famiy Readiness Conference, August 23, 2000.
Serving
the Home Front: An Analysis of Military Family Support from Setpember 11, 2001
through March 31, 2004 by the National Military Family Associations, July 2004.
Combat Duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, mental Health problesm and barriers to
Care by Chrles W. Hoge, et al (2004), the New England Journal of Medicine, 351:13-22
(July 1, 2004).
Upcoming Events:
The FSU
Traumatology Institute is happy to announce the research
symposium that will bring together scholars, researchers, and practitioners
concerned about helping combat veterans and their families. The symposium, For
Those Who Bore the Battle: Research Opportunities and Practice Implications
of Combat/ Operational Stress Injuries, co-chaired by William
Nash, MD, Navy Captain (Marine Corps) and Charles Figley, Ph.D., FSU Professor
and Institute Director.
Sri
Lanka Military's Study of Combat Stress (draft)
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are appreciated. Most recent revision date: December 11, 2005.