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. 2002 Sep 14;325(7364):576. doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7364.576

Table 4.

 Prevalence of DSM-IV disorders in disabled Gulf veterans, non-disabled Gulf veterans, and disabled Bosnia and Era veterans combined. Values are numbers (percentages)

Disabled Gulf veterans (n=111)
Non-disabled Gulf veterans (n=98)
Disabled Bosnia and Era veterans (n=133)
Any alcohol related disorder 8 (7) 10 (10) 5 (4)
Alcohol dependence 5 (5) 7 (7) 3 (2)
Alcohol misuse 3 (3) 3 (3) 2 (2)
Substance induced anxiety disorder 0 1 (1) 0
Any mood disorder 13 (12) 3 (3) 14 (11)
Major depressive disorder, single episode 13 (12) 3 (3) 14 (11)
Any anxiety disorder 16 (14) 3 (3) 14 (11)
Panic disorder without agoraphobia 4 (4) 0 1 (1)
Panic disorder with agoraphobia 0 1 (1) 0
Agoraphobia without panic disorder 3 (3) 1 (1) 1 (1)
Specific phobia 3 (3) 1 (1) 4 (3)
Social phobia 2 (2) 0 (0) 2 (2)
Generalised anxiety disorder 13 (12) 1 (1) 9 (7)
Any post-traumatic stress disorder 3 (3) 1 (1) 4 (3)
Any somatoform disorder 18 (16) 6 (6) 9 (7)
Somatisation disorder 2 (2) 0 0
Undifferentiated disorder 18 (16) 6 (6) 9 (7)
Any sleep disorder 20 (18) 7 (7) 19 (14)
Primary insomnia 12 (11) 6 (6) 9 (7)
Primary hyperinsomnia 0 0   1 (0.8)
Circadian rhythm sleep disorder 2 (2) 4 (4) 4 (3)
Nightmare disorder 7 (6) 1 (1) 6 (5)
Sleep terror disorder 4 (4) 0 4 (3)
Sleepwalking disorder 2 (2) 0 1 (1)
Any psychiatric disorder* 27 (24) 12 (12) 25 (19)

DSM-IV=Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition. 

*

Depression, anxiety, and alcohol related disorders only.