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The effect of the Persian Gulf Crisis on Navy families was studied through admission rates of children to a private psychiatric hospital, marital status and diagnostic categories. During that time there was a statistical increase in admission of young boys under age twelve and all children from remarried families. Almost one-half of these patients were diagnosed with Dysthymia whereas this diagnosis was given only once during the time period before or after the crisis.
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Levai, M., Kaplan, S., Daly, K. et al. The effect of the Persian Gulf Crisis on the psychiatric hospitalization of Navy children and adolescents. Child Psych Hum Dev 24, 245–254 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02353200
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