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Letters from home may help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder in happily married soldiers

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A new study from the Journal of Traumatic stress finds that for active-duty male soldiers in the US Army who are happily married, communicating frequently with one's spouse through letters and emails during deployment may protect against the development of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms after returning home.

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