Lee McMahon posted:Russell Wilson posted:Certainly, in the past it was "well known"(written about in the research journals) that ACEs could set the stage for later service-related PTSD, but I thought recruiters had begun to take that into account and screening those people out. So, my question back to you is: "have you checked the clinical literature?" using things like PubMed / Google Scholar?
Russell, thanks for your comment/question. Yes, I'm familiar with the literature. I've seen the research you mention regarding ACEs setting the stage for later service-related PTSD. I've also seen some research that discusses a higher prevalence of ACEs among the enlisted force. To my knowledge, recruiters do not use an ACE screening. I served in the Army after 9/11 and can say for sure there was no such screening at that point, and I'm fairly certainly there still is not. My interest is centered on those using ACE screenings in their practice.
I thought a subsequent study had found a reduced incidence of PTSD symptoms amongst vets -- perhaps that was just a "naive hope".
imho it almost seems a bit negligent NOT to screen for possible risk factors, such as childhood adversity, but I'm not entitled to say -- that's for the US people. NZ/Australian troop numbers serving in those conflicts is very much less, and they tend to be more of the highly selected special forces types, who hopefully have been screened / tested for such phenomena -- as you know the research shows that some people are more likely to respond more adversely to further stress in their lives, not all do but ....
don't know how many psychologists you know, but you might try to find someone on the PsyLaw-L discussion list for forensic psychologists -- not all are in the "helping field", but some are involved in assessment for compensation field, they should know more of what you're after -- one such psych you could track down is Tyler Carpenter, and he could put a question to the list on your behalf -- he used to be in the Boston area