Problems in families of male Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.

Jordan, B. Kathleen; Marmar, Charles R.; Fairbank, John A.; Schlenger, William E.; Kulka, Richard A.; Hough, Richard L.; Weiss, Daniel S.

doi:10.1037/0022-006x.60.6.916

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“…In a similar study, spouses of Australian Vietnam veterans were more likely to report depression if the veteran had PTSD (O'Toole et al 2010). Compared to the spouses of veterans without PTSD, the spouses of American Vietnam veterans with PTSD reported lower educational attainment, more marital problems, more family violence, less happiness, lower life satisfaction, more demoralization, and more child behavioral problems (Jordan et al 1992). These findings have been replicated in the wives of Israeli war veterans (Solomon et al 1992), Dutch veterans who had deployed on peacekeeping missions (Dirkzwager et al 2005), and Croatian war veterans with PTSD (Zdjelarevic et al 2011).…”

Section: Domestic Violencementioning

confidence: 96%

“…Compared to Vietnam veterans without PTSD or without combat exposure, Vietnam veterans with PTSD were less likely to be married, more likely to be divorced if they had ever been married, and more likely to report marital or relationship problems, parenting problems, and poorer family adjustment (Jordan et al 1992). Specifically, Vietnam veterans with PTSD reported less involvement, cohesion, expressiveness, self-disclosure, and consensus with partners, and higher levels of conflict, hostility, and physical aggression with partners (Carroll et al 1985).…”

Section: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Long-term Family Dysfunctionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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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Section: Domestic Violencementioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Long-term Family Dysfunctionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Long-Term Trajectories and Service Needs for Military Families

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Palinkas

2013

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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“…In the nationally representative National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study [34], 13.5 percent of Veterans without PTSD were identified as partner-violent during the previous year, whereas 33 percent of Veterans with PTSD perpetrated violence [35]. Another study reported a negative association between combat exposure and intimate partner violence when examined together in a structural equation modeling analysis that included various other predictors, including PTSD symptoms [36].…”

Section: Ptsd and Aggressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Another study reported a negative association between combat exposure and intimate partner violence when examined together in a structural equation modeling analysis that included various other predictors, including PTSD symptoms [36]. Thus, combat exposure alone is a relatively weak correlate of aggression, and what appears to truly elevate risk for aggression is the development of PTSD and traumarelated psychopathology [35][36][37][38].…”

Section: Ptsd and Aggressionmentioning

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Assessment and treatment of posttraumatic anger and aggression: A review

Taft¹,

Creech²,

Kachadourian³

2012

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Abstract-The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense's (DOD) recently published and updated Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense VA/ DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of PostTraumatic Stress includes irritability, severe agitation, and anger as specific symptoms that frequently co-occur with PTSD. For the first time, the guideline includes nine specific recommendations for the assessment and treatment of PTSDrelated anger, irritability, and agitation. This article will review the literature on PTSD and its association with anger and aggression. We highlight explanatory models for these associations, factors that contribute to the occurrence of anger and aggression in PTSD, assessment of anger and aggression, and effective anger management interventions and strategies.

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“…The boys were demonstrating more introvert traits with emphasized passive behavior, while the girls were more extrovert and within the limits of normal values (31). Children of the veterans with PTSD in Bosnia and Herzegovina showed more depression and somatization symptoms, such as abdominal pains, eating and breathing problems, and were more concerned and disturbed than children of the veterans without PTSD (36). At children of fathers with PTSD, connection between emotional and behavioral problems in the group aged 10-15 was determined (31).…”

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Behavioral Problems and Emotional Difficulties at Children and Early Adolescents of the Veterans of War with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Selimbašić¹,

Sinanović²,

Avdibegović³

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Med Arch

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Introduction: Behavioral problems and emotional difficulties at children of the veterans of war with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have not been researched entirely. In our country, which has a lot of persons suffering from some psychological traumas, this trauma seems to continue. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the exposure, manifestations of behavioral problems and emotional difficulties at children and early adolescents, whose fathers were the veterans of war demonstrating post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. Respondents and methods:The analyzed group comprised 120 school age children (10-15 years of age), whose parents/fathers were the veterans of war. The children were divided into two groups, and each group into the following two age sub-groups: 10-12 (children) and 13-15 (early adolescents) according to PTSD presence at their fathers -veterans of war. PTSD symptoms at fathers, veterans of war, were assessed using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire-Bosnia and Herzegovina version and MKB-10 -audit of criteria. To assess the behavioral problems of children, the Child Behavior Checklist for parents was used, and to evaluate the neuroticism at children Hanes-Scale of neuroticism-extraversion was used while the depression level was evaluated using the Depression self-rating scale (DSRS). To analyze the obtained results, SPSS 17 program was used. The value p <0. 05 is considered significant. Results: Children of fathers, the veterans of war, demonstrating the PTSD symptoms show more problems in activity, social and school conduct as well as in symptoms of behavioral problems compared to the children whose fathers do not demonstrate the PTSD symptoms (p<0. 001). Children of the war veterans demonstrating the symptoms of the post-traumatic stress disorder show significant difference at neuroticism sub-scales (p<0.001). Negative correlation between PTSD and activity, social and school conduct has been determined (p <0. 01), while positive correlation was determined between PTSD of war veterans with symptoms and neuroticism at children (p <0. 01). Depression symptoms are found at 17.5% children, while 28.3% are in the risky group and the girls demonstrate higher depression level. Conclusion: Children and early adolescents of fathers -veterans of war with post-traumatic stress disorder show significant differences in competencies, behavior, emotional difficulties and neuroticism. Significant correlation was found between psychopathology of parents -fathers the veterans of war and their children. Impact of psychological conditions of fathers -the veterans of war with post-traumatic stress disorder to children is strong and they represent a significant risky group for development of mental disorders.Keywords: behavioral problems, emotional difficulties, children and early adolescents, veterans of war, post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Problems in families of male Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.

Cited by 550 publications

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Long-Term Trajectories and Service Needs for Military Families

Long-Term Trajectories and Service Needs for Military Families

Assessment and treatment of posttraumatic anger and aggression: A review

Behavioral Problems and Emotional Difficulties at Children and Early Adolescents of the Veterans of War with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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