The Association of Veterans' PTSD with Secondary Trauma Stress among Veterans' Spouses

Studies have noted that close relationships with individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder can lead to traumatic stress among their caregivers. This study intended to understand the prevalence of secondary trauma stress among spouses of veterans and the association of the degrees of posttraumat...

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Published in:Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma maltreatment & trauma, 2011-08, Vol.20 (6), p.636-644
Main Authors: Ahmadi, Khodabakhsh, Azampoor-Afshar, Seddigeh, Karami, Gholamreza, Mokhtari, Arastoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Biological and medical sciences
Caregiver Burden
Couples
Demographics
Medical sciences
Post traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
secondary trauma stress
Sociodemographic Factors
Spouses
Stress
Symptoms
Trauma
Veterans
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Summary:Studies have noted that close relationships with individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder can lead to traumatic stress among their caregivers. This study intended to understand the prevalence of secondary trauma stress among spouses of veterans and the association of the degrees of posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans with the severity of symptoms in their spouses. One hundred veterans and their spouses were studied and data were gathered using measures and questionnaires. The severity of posttraumatic stress disorder in the veterans group predicted the degree of traumatic stress in the spouses group (p = .0001). Among the demographic factors, only the duration of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in veterans predicted the severity of secondary trauma stress in spouses (p = .01).
ISSN:1092-6771
1545-083X
DOI:10.1080/10926771.2011.595761