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- Title
SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR AMONG CHRONIC VIETNAM THEATRE VETERANS WITH PTSD.
- Authors
Lee Hyer, Janet G.; Woods, Marilyn G.; McCraine, Edward W.; Boudewyns, Patrick A.
- Abstract
Suicidal behavior among Vietnam veterans with chronic Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was evaluated. Sixty chronic PTSD vets admitted to a Specialized PTSD Unit were divided into two groups based on the presence of suicide behavior: 29 patients in a Suicide Group and 31 in a Non-suicide Group. Subjects were evaluated on symptoms, psychometric measures, military variables, adjustments factors, and pre-military parental patterns of discipline. Results showed that the Suicide Group possessed problems in paternal child-rearing patterns, current adjustment difficulties, and the PTSD symptoms of survival guilt and crying. In a regression analysis, paternal inconsistency of love, survivor guilt, and tendency to cry, in addition to age sex, accounted for the significant variance of suicidal behavior.
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1990, Vol 46, Issue 6, p713
- ISSN
0021-9762
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1002/1097-4679(199011)46:6<713::AID-JCLP2270460604>3.0.CO;2-7