Measuring Secondary Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Military Spouses with the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Military Version

People who experience trauma can transmit traumatic stress symptoms to those close to them which is referred to as secondary traumatic stress. This study examined National Guard Veterans who had been deployed at least once and their spouses to determine the rate at which secondary traumatic stress might be occurring in this population, and whether traumatic stress appeared to be transmitted from Service members to their spouses.