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Price, J. (01/01/2007). Findings from the National Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Study. United States Department of Veterans Affair. October 23.2012. http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pages/vietnam-vets-study.asp

War Stress and Trauma: The Vietnam Veteran Experience
Robert S. Laufer, M. S. Gallops and Ellen Frey-Wouters
Journal of Health and Social Behavior , Vol. 25, No. 1 (Mar., 1984), pp. 65-85
Published by: American Sociological Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2136705

Combat exposure and adult psychosocial adjustment among U.S. Army veterans serving in Vietnam, 1965–1971.
Barrett, Drue H.; Resnick, Heidi S.; Foy, David W.; Dansky, Bonnie S.; Flanders, W. Dana; Stroup, Nancy E.
Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Vol 105(4), Nov 1996, 575-581. doi: 10.1037/0021-843X.105.4.575

Howell-Koehler, Nancy. "Vietnam: The Battle comes home." New Trauma of War: Stress and Recovery in Vietnam Veterans. (Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, Inc., 1985), p. 147.

Proposal Paper: The Psychological Effects of the Vietnam War.

The references I have chosen focuses on the way film has portrayed the Vietnam War. My film that I have chosen is; Born on the 4rth of July. I chose my film because they cover and portray aspects of the Vietnam War, and because the film is a popular well known film that is remembered by most people. Also to get the best view of what the audiences are seeing that’s portrayed about the Vietnam War that Born on the 4rth of July film portrays. My first primary source is the United States Department of Veterans Affairs because it’s the National Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustments Study (NVVRS). It is an investigation of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other postwar psychological problems of the Vietnam Veterans. NVVRS shows me accurate prevalence rates of postwar psychological problems of the veterans. The United States Department


References: Combat exposure and adult psychosocial adjustment among U.S. Army veterans serving in Vietnam, 1965–1971.
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