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UNDERSTANDING AND TREATING POST‐TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SYMPTOMS IN FEMALE PARTNERS OF VETERANS WITH PTSD
Author(s) -
Nelson Briana S.,
Wright David W.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1996.tb00220.x
Subject(s) - psychology , traumatic stress , psychiatry , clinical psychology , posttraumatic stress , psychotherapist , medicine
Studies of post‐traumatic stress disorder have focused primarily on veterans, generally ignoring their female partners (wives or girlfriends). recently, clinicians have begun to identify PTSD‐like symptoms in these female partners, but the literature describing this phenomenon has been limited. This paper addresses the fact that women in long‐term relationships with veterans suffering from PTSD commonly experience PTSD‐like psychiatric symptoms themseoves. These wonem's symptoms and issues they face in their relationships with their veteran partners are described. Conceptual explanations of and causal factors for these women's symptoms are presented, followed by discussion of treatment approaches and issues.