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Family Characteristics and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Follow‐Up of Israeli Combat Stress Reaction Casualties
Author(s) -
SOLOMON ZAHAVA,
MIKULINCER MARIO,
FREID BATIA,
WOSNER YOHANAN
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1987.00383.x
Subject(s) - group cohesiveness , posttraumatic stress , psychology , combat stress reaction , clinical psychology , psychiatry , stress (linguistics) , military personnel , social psychology , history , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology
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.