Male war-zone veterans' perceived relationships with their children: The importance of emotional numbing

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 351-357

  Ruscio, Ayelet Meron ^a   Weathers, Frank W ^b   King, Lynda A ^c,d   King, Daniel W ^c,d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional numbing; Interpersonal problems; Parent child relationship; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLDIER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIET NAM; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VETERANS; WAR;

EID: 0036791459     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020125006371     Document Type: Article

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