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Interpersonal and self-reported hostility among combat veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder.

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Beckham, JC; Roodman, AA; Barefoot, JC; Haney, TL; Helms, MJ; Fairbank, JA; Hertzberg, MA; Kudler, HS
Published in: J Trauma Stress
April 1996
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The present study investigated self-reported and interpersonal hostility in 70 Vietnam combat veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and 60 comparison community volunteer subjects. Veterans were 50 help-seeking, male Vietnam combat veterans with PTSD and 20 non-help-seeking male combat veterans without PTSD. Vietnam veterans with PTSD not only reported more hostility than non-PTSD veterans and healthy community volunteers, but also reacted behaviorally with more hostility during an interpersonal interaction. Compared to veterans without PTSD, veterans with PTSD reported significantly higher levels of hostility and demonstrated significantly greater non-verbal expressions of hostility during an interpersonal task. These results suggest that the level of hostility in PTSD combat veterans may be high as compared to comparison groups. The implications of these results and possible research directions are presented.

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Jean Crowell Beckham
Author Jean Crowell Beckham Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neur ...
John A. Fairbank
Author John A. Fairbank Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychia ...
Michael Andrew Hertzberg
Author Michael Andrew Hertzberg Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychol ...
Harold S Kudler
Author Harold S Kudler Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychol ...

Published In

J Trauma Stress

DOI

10.1007/BF02110665

ISSN

0894-9867

Publication Date

April 1996

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

335 / 342

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vietnam
  • Veterans
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
 

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Beckham, J. C., Roodman, A. A., Barefoot, J. C., Haney, T. L., Helms, M. J., Fairbank, J. A., … Kudler, H. S. (1996). Interpersonal and self-reported hostility among combat veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder. J Trauma Stress, 9(2), 335–342. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02110665
Beckham, J. C., A. A. Roodman, J. C. Barefoot, T. L. Haney, M. J. Helms, J. A. Fairbank, M. A. Hertzberg, and H. S. Kudler. “Interpersonal and self-reported hostility among combat veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder.” J Trauma Stress 9, no. 2 (April 1996): 335–42. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02110665.
Beckham JC, Roodman AA, Barefoot JC, Haney TL, Helms MJ, Fairbank JA, et al. Interpersonal and self-reported hostility among combat veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder. J Trauma Stress. 1996 Apr;9(2):335–42.
Beckham, J. C., et al. “Interpersonal and self-reported hostility among combat veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder.” J Trauma Stress, vol. 9, no. 2, Apr. 1996, pp. 335–42. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/BF02110665.
Beckham JC, Roodman AA, Barefoot JC, Haney TL, Helms MJ, Fairbank JA, Hertzberg MA, Kudler HS. Interpersonal and self-reported hostility among combat veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder. J Trauma Stress. 1996 Apr;9(2):335–342.
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Published In

J Trauma Stress

DOI

10.1007/BF02110665

ISSN

0894-9867

Publication Date

April 1996

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

335 / 342

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vietnam
  • Veterans
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans