Susan returned from active duty and is being treated for PTSD. She tells the nurse that she was never in a combat zone during her deployment, and her commanding officer told her that you can't have PTSD unless you were in active combat
Which of these responses by the nurse is an accurate reflection about PTSD in military personnel?
A. Women may experience other anxiety disorders but rarely experience PTSD as a result of being in the military.
B. PTSD after serving in the military is almost always related to trauma associated with active combat.
C. Women in the military more often experience PTSD secondary to sexual assault.
D. All of the above.
ANS: C
Women are at risk for PTSD as a result of experiences in the military, and it is more often secondary to sexual assault rather than combat trauma. The other distractors are incorrect assumptions.
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