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- Title
Analysis of violent behavior in Vietnam combat veteran psychiatric inpatients with posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Authors
McFall, M; Fontana, A; Raskind, M; Rosenheck, R
- Abstract
This study tested the hypothesis that male Vietnam veterans seeking inpatient treatment for PTSD (n = 228) exhibit more violent behavior compared with a mixed diagnostic group of male psychiatric inpatients without PTSD (n = 64) and a community sample of Vietnam veterans with PTSD not undergoing inpatient treatment (n = 273). Violent acts assessed included property destruction, threats without a weapon, physical fighting, and threats with a weapon. PTSD inpatients engaged in more types of violent behavior than both comparison conditions. Correlates of violence among PTSD inpatients included PTSD symptom severity and, to a lesser degree, measures of substance abuse. These findings justify routine assessment of violent behavior among inpatient with PTSD, as well as application of specialized interventions for anger dyscontrol and aggression.
- Publication
Journal of traumatic stress, 1999, Vol 12, Issue 3, p501
- ISSN
0894-9867
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1024771121189