Verbal and physical aggression in World War II former prisoners of war: Role of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression

O’Donnell, Casey; Cook, Joan M.; Thompson, Richard; Riley, Kevin C.; Neria, Yuval

doi:10.1002/jts.20157

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“…These findings are inconsistent with data from previous researchers (Kulka et al, 1990;Lasko et al, 1994;Beckman et al, 1997;McFall et al, 1999;Begic and Jokic-Begic, 2001;Taft et al, 2007a;Taft et al, 2007aTaft et al, , 2007b. Some studies suggest that increased severity of PTSD symptoms is associated with an increased risk of aggression (Byrne and Riggs, 1996;O'Donnell et al, 2006). However, one study supported our findings that a diagnosis of PTSD alone is not directly related to aggression (Verma et al, 2001).…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Aggression is more prevalent in veterans with PTSD than in veterans without PTSD (Kulka et al, 1990;Lasko et al, 1994;Beckman et al, 1997;McFall et al, 1999;Taft et al, 2007a), and studies suggest that aggression is related to severity of PTSD symptoms (Byrne and Riggs, 1996;Orcutt et al, 2003;McFarlane et al, 2006;O'Donnell et al, 2006;Taft et al, 2007b). Comorbid depression has also been indicated as a strong risk factor for aggression in patients with PTSD (Taft et al, 2007a).…”

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confidence: 95%

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Post‐traumatic stress disorder and prediction of aggression in persons with dementia

Ball

Hudson²,

Davila

et al. 2009

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 79%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Post‐traumatic stress disorder and prediction of aggression in persons with dementia

Ball

Hudson²,

Davila

et al. 2009

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…Of these POWs, 60% reported verbal aggression in their marriages and 12% endorsed physical aggression. Significant correlations were found between verbal and physical aggression and both the severity of trauma during captivity and PTSD symptoms (33).…”

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confidence: 94%

Health Effects of Combat: A Life-Course Perspective

Levy

Sidel

2009

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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Armed combat (also termed war or armed conflict) has profound direct and indirect impacts on the long-term physical and mental health of both military personnel and noncombatant civilians. Although most research has focused on immediate and short-term health consequences of war, an increasing number of studies have focused on the long-term health consequences for both veterans of military service and noncombatant civilians. However, these long-term studies focus almost entirely on posttraumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems; relatively few long-term studies have focused on physical injuries due to war and the impact of those injuries on relationships, work, and other aspects of life. This article reviews illustrative examples of the existing literature on these long-term health consequences of war, focusing not only on military veterans of several different armed conflicts but also on noncombatant civilian populations, including spouses and children of military veterans as well as refugees and internally displaced persons. Public health professionals can help address these problems. 123

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“…marital relations, with research suggesting that combat veterans experience difficulties in intimacy and communication (e.g.. Cook, Thompson, Riggs, Coyne, & Sheikh, 2004). outbursts of rage and aggression (O'Donnell, Cook, Thompson, Riley, & Neria, 2006), lower marital satisfaction (Goff, Crow, Reisbig, & Hamilton, 2007), and higher divorce rates (Kulka et al, 1990). What is interesting is that parenting of traumatized veterans has received limited empirical attention.…”

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The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and paternal parenting of adult children among ex-prisoners of war: A longitudinal study.

Zerach¹,

Greene²,

Ein‐Dor³

et al. 2012

Journal of Family Psychology

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The aversive impact of combat and combat-induced posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on parenting of young children has been examined in a few studies. Nevertheless, the toll of war captivity on parenting and the long-term relations between posttraumatic symptoms and paternal parenting of adult children remains unknown. This longitudinal study examined paternal parenting of adult children among war veterans, some of whom were held in captivity. Furthermore, we examined the mediating role of PTSD symptoms in the association between captivity and parenting. The sample included two groups of male Israeli veterans from the 1973 Yom Kippur War: ex-prisoners of war (ex-POWs) and comparable veterans who had not been held captive. Both groups were assessed via self-report measures of PTSD at three time points: Time 1 (18 after the war), Time 2 (30 after the war), and Time 3 (35 after the war) years after the war. Results shows that ex-POWs reported lower levels of positive parenting compared to comparison group veterans at Time 3. Furthermore, PTSD symptoms at Time 1, Time 2, and Time 3 mediated the association between captivity experience and parenting at Time 3. In addition, it was found that increases in the levels of PTSD symptom clusters over time were associated with lower levels of positive parenting at Time 3.

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Verbal and physical aggression in World War II former prisoners of war: Role of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression

Cited by 54 publications

References 25 publications

Post‐traumatic stress disorder and prediction of aggression in persons with dementia

Post‐traumatic stress disorder and prediction of aggression in persons with dementia

Health Effects of Combat: A Life-Course Perspective

The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and paternal parenting of adult children among ex-prisoners of war: A longitudinal study.

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