Three essays on the economic effects of combat related post-traumatic stress disorder on U.S. veterans
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Abstract
Since September 2001, approximately 2.77 million military service members have served on over 5.4 million deployments (Wenger, 2018) to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and Operation New Dawn (OND). Soldiers returning from these deployments are at risk of experiencing adverse mental health issues, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. The first-stage of this study examines the relationship between exposure to combat and a diagnosis of PTSD and depression. Then, I explore the effects a diagnosis of PTSD ...
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