TY - JOUR
T1 - Family Characteristics and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
T2 - A Follow‐Up of Israeli Combat Stress Reaction Casualties
AU - SOLOMON, ZAHAVA
AU - MIKULINCER, MARIO
AU - FREID, BATIA
AU - WOSNER, YOHANAN
PY - 1987/9
Y1 - 1987/9
N2 - This study assessed the role of family status and family relationships in the course of combat‐related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The sample consisted of 382 Israeli soldiers who suffered a combat stress reaction episode during the 1982 Lebanon War. Results showed that one year after the war married soldiers had higher rates of PTSD than did unmarried soldiers. Furthermore, higher rates of PTSD were associated with low expressiveness, low cohesiveness, and high conflict in the casualties' families. Theoretical, methodological, and clinical implications are discussed.
AB - This study assessed the role of family status and family relationships in the course of combat‐related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The sample consisted of 382 Israeli soldiers who suffered a combat stress reaction episode during the 1982 Lebanon War. Results showed that one year after the war married soldiers had higher rates of PTSD than did unmarried soldiers. Furthermore, higher rates of PTSD were associated with low expressiveness, low cohesiveness, and high conflict in the casualties' families. Theoretical, methodological, and clinical implications are discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0023403985&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1987.00383.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1987.00383.x
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AN - SCOPUS:0023403985
SN - 0014-7370
VL - 26
SP - 383
EP - 394
JO - Family Process
JF - Family Process
IS - 3
ER -