Hostility and functional health status in women veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder: A preliminary study

This study investigated hostility and functional health status in 90 women veterans with and without PTSD. Compared to women without PTSD, women veterans with PTSD reported significantly higher levels of hostility. Minority status was associated with increased hostility. Compared to a national sampl...

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Published in:Journal of traumatic stress 2000-10, Vol.13 (4), p.735-741
Main Authors: Butterfield, Marian I., Forneris, Catherine A., Feldman, Michelle E., Beckham, Jean C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Females
Health
Health Status
Hostility
Humans
Medical sciences
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
PTSD
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Veterans
Veterans - psychology
women
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Summary:This study investigated hostility and functional health status in 90 women veterans with and without PTSD. Compared to women without PTSD, women veterans with PTSD reported significantly higher levels of hostility. Minority status was associated with increased hostility. Compared to a national sample, hostility scores for women with PTSD were greater by a factor of 1.5. PTSD diagnosis was also associated with poorer functioning on all SF‐36 Health Surrey scales. Controlling for age and education, hostility was related to all SF‐36 Health Survey scales in the women with PTSD.
ISSN:0894-9867
1573-6598
DOI:10.1023/A:1007874620024