Attachment organization in Vietnam combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
Attach Hum Dev
; 10(1): 41-57, 2008 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-18351493
ABSTRACT
Attachment organization in a combat-related PTSD sample was investigated and compared with previously published clinical and non-clinical samples. The association between insecure attachment and unresolved mourning classification (U-loss) and between U-loss and PTSD symptoms was investigated. Vietnam combat veterans diagnosed with PTSD and in treatment (N = 48) were administered the Adult Attachment Interview, the SCID-IV, and CAPS. The PTSD sample was like non-clinical samples in the incidence of secure attachment (50%), but were more commonly unresolved. Veterans with insecure attachment organizations were more likely than those with secure attachment to be classified U-loss. U-loss classification was associated with greater likelihood of comorbid anxiety disorders and PTSD avoidance/numbing symptoms. The results suggest that while insecure attachment organization is associated with unresolved mourning in response to loss, it is not differentially associated with combat-related PTSD. The relationship between U-loss and PTSD is discussed in light of current literature.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático
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Veteranos
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Trastornos de Combate
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Apego a Objetos
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
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En
Revista:
Attach Hum Dev
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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MEDICINA SOCIAL
Año:
2008
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Article