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  • Trauma Studies
  • Military Mental Health

Background:

  • Intrusive cognitions (ICs) are common after trauma, but their specific content and relation to posttraumatic adjustment remain unclear.
  • Understanding the themes within ICs is vital for effective post-trauma interventions, particularly for military personnel.
  • Previous research has limited insight into the diverse content of ICs experienced by soldiers post-deployment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the content of intrusive cognitions (ICs) reported by U.S. Army soldiers after deployment.
  • To investigate the association between specific IC content and postdeployment distress.
  • To identify IC themes that uniquely correlate with psychological distress.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-method, cross-sectional secondary analysis was conducted on data from 1,521 U.S. Army soldiers.
  • Participants reported their most distressing postdeployment ICs, which were transcribed and categorized into 13 emergent themes.
  • Statistical analyses examined the relationship between IC content and probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and overall distress.

Main Results:

  • The most frequent IC content involved injury or death (48.2%) and combat (43.5%).
  • Soldiers with probable PTSD were significantly more likely to report ICs related to injury/death and combat compared to those without probable PTSD.
  • ICs concerning friends, family, and leadership were also frequently reported, and specific IC themes uniquely correlated with distress.

Conclusions:

  • Intrusive cognitions post-deployment encompass a wide range of themes beyond combat and injury.
  • The content of ICs, including those related to health, military sexual trauma, leadership, and family, significantly correlates with psychological distress.
  • Postdeployment interventions should address the diverse content of intrusive cognitions to enhance soldiers' adjustment.