TY - JOUR
T1 - Domestic violence in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder who seek couples therapy
AU - Sherman, Michelle D.
AU - Sautter, Fred
AU - Jackson, M. Hope
AU - Lyons, Judy A.
AU - Han, Xiaotong
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - Domestic violence rates among veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are higher than those of the general population. Individuals who have been diagnosed with PTSD who seek couples therapy with their partners constitute an understudied population. Self-report measures of domestic violence, relationship satisfaction, and intimacy were administered at intake to 179 couples seeking relationship therapy at a Veterans Affairs clinic. Couples in which the veteran was diagnosed with combat-related PTSD were compared with two other groups based on the veteran's primary diagnosis (depression, adjustment disorder/V-code). Both the PTSD- and depression-diagnosed veterans perpetrated more violence than did those with adjustment/V-code diagnoses. Domestic violence rates among depressed and PTSD-diagnosed veterans were much higher than those found in previous research. Implications for assessment and treatment are discussed.
AB - Domestic violence rates among veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are higher than those of the general population. Individuals who have been diagnosed with PTSD who seek couples therapy with their partners constitute an understudied population. Self-report measures of domestic violence, relationship satisfaction, and intimacy were administered at intake to 179 couples seeking relationship therapy at a Veterans Affairs clinic. Couples in which the veteran was diagnosed with combat-related PTSD were compared with two other groups based on the veteran's primary diagnosis (depression, adjustment disorder/V-code). Both the PTSD- and depression-diagnosed veterans perpetrated more violence than did those with adjustment/V-code diagnoses. Domestic violence rates among depressed and PTSD-diagnosed veterans were much higher than those found in previous research. Implications for assessment and treatment are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2006.tb01622.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2006.tb01622.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17120520
AN - SCOPUS:33751171928
SN - 0194-472X
VL - 32
SP - 479
EP - 490
JO - Journal of marital and family therapy
JF - Journal of marital and family therapy
IS - 4
ER -