Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Defense Persian Gulf Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program (1996) / Chapter Skim
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4. Analysis and Interpretation on the Results of the CCEP
4. Analysis and Interpretation on the Results of the CCEP
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EVALUATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSIAN GULF COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL EVALUATION PROGRAM 9 patients in the CCEP had one or more psychiatric diagnoses 11% with depression and 5% with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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10 EVALUATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSIAN GULF COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL EVALUATION PROGRAM memory loss.
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EVALUATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSIAN 11 GULF COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL EVALUATION PROGRAM In the medical history, the CCEP patients are asked about how many workdays they have lost because of illness in the last 90 days.
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12 EVALUATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSIAN GULF COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL EVALUATION PROGRAM The committee agrees that there is currently no clinical evidence in the CCEP of a previously unknown, serious illness among Persian Gulf veterans.
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EVALUATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSIAN 13 GULF COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL EVALUATION PROGRAM coincidental with or predate, and that are therefore unrelated to, their service in the Persian Gulf.
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The latitude permitted in the clinical examination program conflicts with the rigor necessary to answer an epidemiological question. The CCEP data do have considerable clinical utility, and they could be used to address many important questions from a descriptive perspective.
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