Complex PTSD among treatment-seeking veterans with PTSD

Problem gambling in Australian PTSD treatment-seeking veterans.

This study explored gambling among Australian veterans entering posttraumatic stress treatment programs (n = 153). Twenty-eight percent reached the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) criteria for probable problem gambling, as did 17% on the DSM-IV gambling scale (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition; American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Almost all problem gam...

Treatment of Women Veterans with PTSD

Does Reintegration Stress Contribute to Suicidal Ideation Among Returning Veterans Seeking PTSD Treatment?

Although posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychiatric symptoms are well-established risk factors for suicidal ideation among returning veterans, less attention has been paid to whether the stress of reintegrating into civilian society contributes to suicidal ideation. Utilizing a sample of 232 returning veterans (95% male, mean age = 33.63 years) seeking PTSD treatment, this study...

Spiritual Functioning Among Veterans Seeking Residential Treatment for PTSD: A Matched Control Group Study

A total of 788 persons completed the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness and Spirituality (BMMRS; Fetzer Institute/NIA, 1999), comprising 2 primary comparisons: (1) Vietnam veterans presenting for residential treatment for PTSD in the Veterans Affairs (VA) Heath Care System (PTSD; n 194) versus demographically matched men from the 1998 General Social Survey (GSS; n 194); and (2) vet...

Anger, dissociation, and PTSD among male veterans entering into PTSD treatment.

Prior research suggests that dissociation and anger are risk factors for the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Research found that trauma survivors with higher levels of anger also report more severe PTSD overall. Studies also support a relationship between PTSD severity and dissociation. Only one prior study of sexual assault survivors by Feeny, Zoellner, and Foa (2000) exam...