Psychological Symptoms and Marital Satisfaction in Spouses of Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans: Relationships with Spouses' Perceptions of Veterans' Experiences and Symptoms

The psychological symptoms and martial satisfaction of women who were the wives of Army Veteran's who been deployed were assessed. This study ask husbands for self-reports of their experiences and wives their perception of these experiences. Results indicated that spouses experience mental health issues. When Veterans failed to acknowledge their own mental health issues, wives reported higher levels of distress. Wives perceptions of the cause of mental health issues in Veterans influenced marital satisfaction.