Marital relations among former prisoners of war: Contribution of posttraumatic stress disorder, aggression, and sexual satisfaction

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 709-712

  Dekel, Rachel ^a   Solomon, Zahava ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aggression; Marital relations; Posttraumatic stress disorder; POWs; Prisoners of war; PTSD; Sexual satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; VETERAN; WAR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGGRESSION; COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PRISONERS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE ABUSE; STATISTICS; VETERANS; WAR;

EID: 33845887205     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.4.709     Document Type: Article

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