TABLE 2-5Number of VA Patients with PTSD and New PTSD Patients by Era and Sex

 YearPTSD PatientsNew Patients with PTSD* (%)
Era
OEF/OIF200877,25534,263 (44.4)
 2013203,78669,130 (33.9)
Other Conflicts or Eras2008270,87562,042 (22.9)
 2013324,47462,536 (19.3)
Sex
Male2008323,97388,532 (27.3)
 2013479,265117,239 (24.5)
Female200824,1577,773 (32.2)
 201348,99514,427 (29.4)
Total2008348,13096,305 (27.7)
 2013528,260131,666 (24.9)
*

Defined as patients who received a diagnosis of PTSD in the year and had no record of PTSD in the previous 365 days.

SOURCE: NEPEC, 2013.

From: 2, Diagnosis, Course, and Prevalence of PTSD

Cover of Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military and Veteran Populations
Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military and Veteran Populations: Final Assessment.
Committee on the Assessment of Ongoing Efforts in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Board on the Health of Select Populations; Institute of Medicine.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2014 Jun 17.
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