2001
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.3411732.x
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Living with post‐traumatic stress disorder: the wives’/female partners’ perspective

Abstract: The central meaning statement that best described the experience of wives/female partners who live with a Vietnam veteran with PTSD is that the experience is a gradual process of becoming enmeshed in the veteran's pathology, with all energies being directed at minimizing the effect on self and family, culminating in intermittent movement towards resolution/healing. This study has implications for practitioners who treat Vietnam PTSD veterans and their wives or female partners.

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“…"Commitment" was reinforced by a strong moral responsibility, a finding made in other studies of partners of veterans (Dekel et al, 2005;Kimhi, 2013;Lyons, 2001), as well as the acceptance of the dominant paradigm of mental illness. This paradigm views PTSD in veterans as an illness attributable to military service.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…"Commitment" was reinforced by a strong moral responsibility, a finding made in other studies of partners of veterans (Dekel et al, 2005;Kimhi, 2013;Lyons, 2001), as well as the acceptance of the dominant paradigm of mental illness. This paradigm views PTSD in veterans as an illness attributable to military service.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…PTSD symptoms (intrusions, appearing self-absorbed, emotional numbing, and arousal) can make family and public outings an unpleasant and anxiety-provoking experience for the veteran and his or her family and can cause many spouses and partners to avoid these activities. As a result, spouses and partners of veterans with PTSD often report feeling cut off from friends and family, and many experience significant isolation [31][32][38][39][40], with limited opportunities to seek healthy outlets and the support of others.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Solomon et al, 1992. Tal como Lyons (2001) verificou, as mulheres do nosso estudo vivem centradas nas necessidades do veterano e da relação conjugal (Lyons, 2001) e desinvestem das suas próprias necessidades, gerando um sentimento forte de desesperança e uma baixa auto-estima (Williams, 1980). Para além destes aspectos, estas mulheres consideram-se também cuidadoras do veterano e algumas consideram mesmo ter um papel semelhante ao da figura maternal, dado que frequentemente o veterano não está capaz de ter um papel activo.…”
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“…Também Lyons (2001) verificou que grande parte das mulheres dos veteranos estão centradas na vida conjugal. De facto a nível familiar, as mulheres dos veteranos são habitualmente as responsáveis pela gestão do lar, vida financeira, tarefas domésticas e educação dos filhos (Kulka et al, 1990;Maloney, 1988;Verbosky & Ryan, 1988;Williams, 1980).…”
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