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This study examines the prevalence and coprevalence with which returning
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veterans were
reporting symptoms consistent with chronic pain, posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), and persistent postconcussive symptoms (PPCS). The medical records of 340
OIF/OEF veterans seen at a Department of Veterans Affairs Polytrauma Network Site
were comprehensively reviewed. Analyses indicated a high prevalence of all three
conditions in this population, with chronic pain, PTSD, and PPCS present in
81.5%, 68.2%, and 66.8%, respectively. Only 12 of the veterans (3.5%) had no
chronic pain, PTSD, or PPCS. The frequency at which these three conditions were
present in isolation (10.3%, 2.9%, and 5.3%, respectively) was significantly
lower than the frequency at which they were present in combination with one
another, with 42.1% of the sample being diagnosed with all three conditions
simultaneously. The most common chronic pain locations were the back (58%) and
head (55%). These results underscore the complexity of the presenting complaints
in OIF/OEF veterans and support the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach to assessment and treatment.
- polytraumatisés

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