Vietnam combat trauma: a family affair.Post-traumatic stress disorder post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mental disorder that follows an occurrence of extreme psychological stress, such as that encountered in war or resulting from violence, childhood abuse, sexual abuse, or serious accident. (PTSD PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder. PTSD abbr. posttraumatic stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ) continues to exact a psychological toll not just on a substantial number of Vietnam combat veterans, but on their families as well, according to a report in the December Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (JCCP) is a bimonthly psychology journal of the American Psychological Association. Its focus is on treatment and prevention in all areas of clinical and clinical-health psychology and especially on topics that appeal to a broad . From late 1986 through May 1988, interviews were conducted with a random national sample of 1,200 Vietnam vets, 319 of whom suffered from PTSD, and with 376 spouses or live-in partners of the vets, including 122 married to or living with PTSD victims. In the year prior to interviews, families of veterans diagnosed with PTSD experienced far more violent acts by both partners, more marital problems, more emotional distress, and a greater number of serious behavior problems among children. Still, a sizable minority of families of vets with PTSD cope at least fairly well with personal and family problems, report psychologist B. Kathleen Jordan of Research Triangle Institute The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) is a non-profit research organization based in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) of North Carolina. RTI is the oldest tenant of this major research park, and the sister organization to the Research Triangle Foundation. in Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C., and her colleagues. |
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