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- Title
Long-term effects of trauma: Post-traumatic stress among civilian internees of the Japanese...
- Authors
Potts, Marilyn K.
- Abstract
This study examined predictors and health-related effects of post-traumatic stress among 129 civilian internees of the Japanese during World War II. Post-traumatic stress disorder was noted in 36.7% within the 6 months after their release and in 15.0% within the most recent 6 months. Women were more likely than men to indicate post-traumatic stress disorder within the 6 months after their release. Higher incomes were associated with lower levels of post-traumatic stress within the most recent 6 months. After controlling For demographic and internment-related factors, higher levels of post- traumatic stress were associated with poorer physical health. This association was stronger among older internees than among their younger counterparts. Implications of the findings for clinical gerontology are discussed.
- Subjects
POST-traumatic stress disorder; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; PRISONERS &; prisons in World War II; PRISONERS of war; NONCITIZENS; WORLD War II -- Psychological aspects; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1994, Vol 50, Issue 5, p681
- ISSN
0021-9762
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/1097-4679(199409)50:5<681::AID-JCLP2270500504>3.0.CO;2-3