Military-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Family Relations: Current Knowledge and Future Directions

In spite of the continuous wars and political conflicts throughout the world and the compelling evidence establishing an association between PTSD and close relationship problems, only limited review and discussion of these issues have been done. In this review article, we provide a brief description of PTSD and its manifestation in close relationships, present current concepts and models which explain the association between PTSD and family relations and the empirical literature which supports them, present conjoint/family PTSD treatment efforts, and consider future directions for research in this important area.