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Summary
The 20 year longitudinal relationships between post traumatic symptoms and family cohesion were assessed in a group of Israeli Veterans from the 1982 Lebanon War. Veterans with combat stress reaction (n=108) were compared to those without the reaction (n=80) over three time points, namely 1, 3 and 20 years after the war. Veterans in the combat stress reaction group reported higher intrusion and avoidance symptoms and lower family cohesion over time compared to those without stress reactions.
Citation
Zerach, G., Solomon, Z., Horesh, D., Ein-Dor, T. (2013). Family cohesion and posttraumatic intrusion and avoidance among war veterans: A 20-year longitudinal study. Social Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Epidemiology, 48, 205-214.