THE PERSIAN GULF STUDY 4 THRU 9 NOV 93

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Subject: THE PERSIAN GULF STUDY   4 THRU 9 NOV 93                        

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          RESULTS

               Eighty questionnaires were completed. Of those who completed
          questionnaires, 61 (76%) were veterans of ODSS. Out of 64 members
          or former members of the detachment who were in ODSS, 61 completed
          the questionnaire for a response rate of 95%.

               General characteristics of veterans, as noted in Table 1, were
          unremarkable except for the age differences between veterans with
          a DSM diagnosis and veterans without a DSM diagnosis. Fifty percent
          of veterans with a DSM diagnosis were over 50 years old compared to
          11.8% of those without a DSM diagnosis.

               None of the veterans with a DSM diagnosis had 16 or more years
          in the reserves compared to 25.5% of those without a DSM diagnosis.
          Also, 70% of those with a DSM diagnosis had attended a military
          school besides A or C school, whereas, only 39.2% of those without
          a DSM diagnosis had attended such a school (Table 2).

               Time in Southwest Asia was similar     between the two groups.
          However, the veterans with a DSM diagnosis spent twice as much time
          in unspecified locations as those without   a diagnosis (Table 3).

               Eighty percent of veterans with a      DSM diagnosis presently
          reported having more than 10 symptoms.       Of Veterans without a
          diagnosis, only 29.4% had more than than    10 symptoms (Table 4).

               The ten most common symptoms experienced by veterans and the
          present status of each symptom are listed in table 5.        Symptoms
          which showed the most improvement included rash, sleeping problems,
          depression, and diarrhea.      Symptoms which showed the highest
          percent of worsening included joint pains, fatigue, and confusion.

               Most of the confirmed diagnoses among veterans can be
          categorized into DSM or NON-DSM diagnoses. Of the DSM diagnoses,
       4 were adjustment disorders which represented the largest single
          group.  Besides DSM diagnoses, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal,
          and genitourinary diagnoses made up about half of the diagnoses
          given.













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