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Summary
Survey data from Veterans who served post 9-11 were utilized to examine the relationships among childhood trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and adult social support. Childhood trauma exposure (both abuse related and other non-abuse related trauma) was associated with adult PTSD symptoms. Certain childhood trauma-based PTSD symptoms negatively influenced the relationship between childhood trauma and social support in adulthood.
Citation
Van Voorhees, E. E., Dedert, E. A., Calhoun, P. S., Brancu, M., Runnals, J., Beckham, J. C., VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup (2012). Childhood Trauma Exposure in Iraq and Afghanistan War Era Veterans: Implications for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Adult Functional Social Support. Child Abuse & Neglect, 36, 423-432. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.03.004