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Couple Functioning and Posttraumatic Stress in OIF/OEF Veterans and Spouses.

PB2012113497

Publication Date	2011
Personal Author	Melvin, K. C.
Page Count	23
Abstract	The purpose of this report is To (a) understand and explain how posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) affect couple functioning in Army soldiers returning from combat, and their spouses/partners, (b) test the moderating effects of age, gender, rank, resilience, coercion in the relationship and previous history of trauma on the relationship between PTSS and couple functioning, (c) examine the prevalence of secondary traumatic stress (STS) in civilian spouses, (d) analyze whether the relationships between PTSS and couple functioning differ for male versus female soldiers and their spouses/partners, and (e) explore experiences of couples with high levels of couple functioning in spite of clinically significant levels of PTSS in one or both partners.
Keywords	Posttraumatic stress Veterans Spouses Combat Soldiers Symptoms Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS)
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. School of Nursing.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept., 01 May 10 - 30 Sept. 11.
NTIS Issue Number	201225
Contract Number	N10-009

Couple Functioning and Posttraumatic Stress in OIF/OEF Veterans and Spouses.

Couple Functioning and Posttraumatic Stress in OIF/OEF Veterans and Spouses.
PB2012113497

Publication Date	2011
Personal Author	Melvin, K. C.
Page Count	23
Abstract	The purpose of this report is To (a) understand and explain how posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) affect couple functioning in Army soldiers returning from combat, and their spouses/partners, (b) test the moderating effects of age, gender, rank, resilience, coercion in the relationship and previous history of trauma on the relationship between PTSS and couple functioning, (c) examine the prevalence of secondary traumatic stress (STS) in civilian spouses, (d) analyze whether the relationships between PTSS and couple functioning differ for male versus female soldiers and their spouses/partners, and (e) explore experiences of couples with high levels of couple functioning in spite of clinically significant levels of PTSS in one or both partners.
Keywords	Posttraumatic stress Veterans Spouses Combat Soldiers Symptoms Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS)
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. School of Nursing.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept., 01 May 10 - 30 Sept. 11.
NTIS Issue Number	201225
Contract Number	N10-009