“Detoxification” of Vietnam War Trauma: A Combined Family‐Individual Approach

Rosenheck, Robert A.; Thomson, J.

doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1986.00559.x

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“…The multigenerational transmission of traumatic sequelae resulting from a variety of different exposures has been recognized and reported (10). Rosenheck and colleagues have described the negative impact of PTSD in Vietnam veterans on their children (11,12). Others have described the significant impact of PTSD (reduced family cohesion, decreased interpersonal expressiveness, greater interpersonal conflict, and reduced problem solving ability) in the families of Vietnam veterans with PTSD (13)(14)(15).…”

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Military Families and Children During Operation Iraqi Freedom

2005

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The general public has become increasingly interested in the health and well being of the children and families of military service members as the war in Iraq continues. Observers recognize the potential stresses or traumas that this population might undergo as a result of the military deployment or the possible injury or death of military family members. While such concern is welcomed, it is sometimes misplaced. Not infrequently, conclusions that are drawn are fraught with misunderstanding and bias based upon lack of understanding of the military community or a preconceived notion of the vulnerabilities of the population. This problem is compounded by the paucity of scientific study. In this article the authors review the strengths of military families as well as the unique challenges that they face. The authors also highlight parental deployment, parental injury and parental death as unique stresses to military children and families. Available and pertinent scientific information is reviewed. Clinical observations of children and families during the ongoing war in Iraq are presented.

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Military Families and Children During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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“…A range of psychotherapeutic and familytreatment orientations may be useful in this regard (Kudler 2007;Riggs et al 2009;Sautter et al 2011). We must also find ways to honor each family member's unique experience of reality, while acknowledging the special nature of the veteran's traumatic war experiences, which only he or she can articulate (Rosenheck and Thomson 1986). In order to ensure the effectiveness of services for veterans and their family members, we must also increase our capacity to measure the processes and outcomes of behavioral health interventions (Burnam et al 2009).…”

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“…In the 1980s, case reports and case series were used to describe psychological and psychodynamic impacts of parental war-related PTSD on children of World War II and Vietnam Veterans (Rosenheck and Nathan 1985;Rosenheck and Thomson 1986). Later studies of children of Vietnam veterans with PTSD showed elevated levels of psychopathology on MMPI and MMPI-II scales and elevated hostility compared to population norms (Beckham et al 1997).…”

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Long-Term Trajectories and Service Needs for Military Families

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Palinkas

2013

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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The deployment of US military personnel to recent conflicts has been a significant stressor for their families; yet, we know relatively little about the long-term family effects of these deployments. Using data from prior military service eras, we review our current understanding of the long-term functioning and needs of military families. These data suggest that overseas deployment, exposure to combat, experiencing or participating in violence during war deployment, service member injury or disability, and combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) all have profound impacts on the functioning of military families. We offer several recommendations to address these impacts such as the provision of family-centered, trauma-informed resources to families of veterans with PTSD and veterans who experienced high levels of combat and war violence. Recent efforts to address the needs of caregivers of veterans should be evaluated and expanded, as necessary. We should also help military families plan for predictable life events likely to challenge their resilience and coping capacities. Future research should focus on the following: factors that mediate the relationship between PTSD, war atrocities, caregiver burden, and family dysfunction; effective family-centered interventions that can be scaled-up to meet the needs of a dispersed population; and system-level innovations necessary to ensure adequate access to these interventions.

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“…Second, does the degree of PTSD and combat level directly relate to veterans' perceptions of their children's behavior and functioning? It was hypothesized that PTSD and combat level would explain a significant amount of variance in child behavior problems (Rosenheck & Nathan, 1985;Rosenheck & Thomson, 1986). Similarly, it was predicted that PTSD and combat level would explain a significant amount of variance in marital adjustment (Carroll et al, 1985;Penk et al, 1981;Roberts et al, 1982).…”

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The effect of PTSD and combat level on Vietnam veterans' perceptions of child behavior and marital adjustment

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Motta

1995

J. Clin. Psychol.

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This study empirically investigated the effects of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and combat level on Vietnam veteranS' perceptions of their children's behavior, as well as its effects on their marital adjustment. Results indicated that the predictor variables of PTSD and combat level together explained 33.6% of the variance in perceived child behavior problems (p < 0.001) and 51.8% of the variance in marital adjustment (p < 0.001). In addition, PTSD and combat level, when observed together, reliably predicted internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in addition to four specific areas of marital adjustment. When observed individually, however, it was shown that child behavior problems and marital adjustment were predicted primarily by PTSD, rather than combat level.

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“Detoxification” of Vietnam War Trauma: A Combined Family‐Individual Approach

Cited by 82 publications

References 8 publications

Military Families and Children During Operation Iraqi Freedom

Military Families and Children During Operation Iraqi Freedom

Long-Term Trajectories and Service Needs for Military Families

The effect of PTSD and combat level on Vietnam veterans' perceptions of child behavior and marital adjustment

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