TY - JOUR
T1 - Military-related PTSD and intimate relationships
T2 - From description to theory-driven research and intervention development
AU - Monson, Candice M.
AU - Taft, Casey T.
AU - Fredman, Steffany J.
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - Military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought heightened awareness of military related PTSD, as well as the intimate relationship problems that accompany the disorder and can influence the course of veterans' trauma recovery. In this paper, we review recent research that documents the association between PTSD and intimate relationship problems in the most recent cohort of returning veterans and also synthesize research on prior eras of veterans and their intimate relationships in order to inform future research and treatment efforts with recently returned veterans and their families. We highlight the need for more theoretically-driven research that can account for the likely reciprocally causal association between PTSD and intimate relationship problems to advance understanding and inform prevention and treatment efforts for veterans and their families. Future research directions are offered to advance this field of study.
AB - Military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought heightened awareness of military related PTSD, as well as the intimate relationship problems that accompany the disorder and can influence the course of veterans' trauma recovery. In this paper, we review recent research that documents the association between PTSD and intimate relationship problems in the most recent cohort of returning veterans and also synthesize research on prior eras of veterans and their intimate relationships in order to inform future research and treatment efforts with recently returned veterans and their families. We highlight the need for more theoretically-driven research that can account for the likely reciprocally causal association between PTSD and intimate relationship problems to advance understanding and inform prevention and treatment efforts for veterans and their families. Future research directions are offered to advance this field of study.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.09.002
DO - 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.09.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19781836
AN - SCOPUS:70449521457
SN - 0272-7358
VL - 29
SP - 707
EP - 714
JO - Clinical Psychology Review
JF - Clinical Psychology Review
IS - 8
ER -
