Veterans' PTSD Symptoms and Their Partners' Desired Changes in Key Relationship Domains

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Summary

The relationship between symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in male veterans from different service eras and their female partners’ desire for change in the relationship was examined. Veterans with higher PTSD symptom severity, particularly emotional numbing, had partners that reported desire for change in intimate and shared activities.

Citation
LaMotte, A. D., Taft, C. T., Reardon, A. F., Miller, M. W. (2015). Veterans' PTSD Symptoms and Their Partners' Desired Changes in Key Relationship Domains. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 7, 479-484. doi:10.1037/tra0000052