Problems in Families of Male Vietnam Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Interviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of 1,200 male Vietnam veterans and the spouses or coresident partners of 376 of these veterans. The veteran interview contained questions to determine the presence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and items tapping family and m...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1992-12, Vol.60 (6), p.916-926
Main Authors: Jordan, B. Kathleen, Marmar, Charles R, Fairbank, John A, Schlenger, William E, Kulka, Richard A, Hough, Richard L, Weiss, Daniel S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
American people
Biological and medical sciences
Combat Disorders - psychology
Families
Families & family life
Family - psychology
Family Problems
Family Relations
Human
Humans
Male
Males
Marital Relations
Marriage - psychology
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
Middle Aged
Military Veterans
Parent Child Relations
Personality Assessment
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Psychological problems
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social research
Sociocultural environment
Spouses
Stress
Stress Variables
Veterans
Veterans - psychology
Vietnam
Vietnam Veterans
Vietnam War
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Summary:Interviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of 1,200 male Vietnam veterans and the spouses or coresident partners of 376 of these veterans. The veteran interview contained questions to determine the presence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and items tapping family and marital adjustment, parenting problems, and violence. The spouse or partner (S/P) interview assessed the S/P's view of these items, as well as her view of her own mental health, drug, and alcohol problems and behavioral problems of school-aged children living at home. Compared with families of male veterans without current PTSD, families of male veterans with current PTSD showed markedly elevated levels of severe and diffuse problems in marital and family adjustment, in parenting skills, and in violent behavior. Clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.60.6.916