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Numbing and Dysphoria Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans: A Review of Findings and Implications for Treatment
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Hassija, Christina M.; Jakupcak, Matthew; Gray, Matt J. – Behavior Modification, 2012
Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans experience significant rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related mental health conditions. Understanding how specific PTSD symptomatology affects physical health and psychosocial functioning may be useful in improving the conceptualization of PTSD nosology and informing treatment…
Descriptors: Evidence, Physical Health, Depression (Psychology), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Family Reintegration Difficulties and Couples Therapy for Military Veterans and Their Spouses
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Sayers, S. L. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2011
There is compelling evidence that mental health problems complicate the process of family reintegration of military service members after a wartime deployment. Couples in which one spouse has recently returned from military deployment in Iraq or Afghanistan and are experiencing marital problems can present a significant treatment challenge. There…
Descriptors: Military Service, Marital Instability, Research Needs, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Anger and Postcombat Mental Health: Validation of a Brief Anger Measure with U.S. Soldiers Postdeployed from Iraq and Afghanistan
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Novaco, Raymond W.; Swanson, Rob D.; Gonzalez, Oscar I.; Gahm, Gregory A.; Reger, Mark D. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
The involvement of anger in the psychological adjustment of current war veterans, particularly in conjunction with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), warrants greater research focus than it has received. The present study concerns a brief anger measure, Dimensions of Anger Reactions (DAR), intended for use in large sample studies…
Descriptors: Validity, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Late-Onset PTSD in Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: Exploring the Predictive Utility of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms
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Smid, Geert E.; Lensvelt-Mulders, Gerty J. L. M.; Knipscheer, Jeroen W.; Gersons, Berthold P. R.; Kleber, Rolf J. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2011
Following resettlement in Western countries, unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) are at risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is unclear to what extent PTSD in this group may become manifest at later stages following resettlement and which factors are associated with late onset. We examined data from URM collected 1 (T1) and 2…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Land Settlement, Path Analysis, Depression (Psychology)