Distress in Spouses of Service Members With Symptoms of Combat-Related PTSD: Secondary Traumatic Stress or General Psychological Distress?

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 461-469

  Renshaw, Keith D ^a   Allen, Elizabeth S ^b   Rhoades, Galena K ^c   Blais, Rebecca K ^d   Markman, Howard J ^c   Stanley, Scott M ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Marital relationship; Military personnel; Posttraumatic; Stress disorders; War

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOLDIER; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SPOUSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80051945077     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023994     Document Type: Article

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