Abstract
This chapter reviews the extant literature on the interpersonal aspects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a focus on couple and family models of PTSD. Topics include the association of PTSD with a variety of family relationship problems in a range of traumatized populations. The role of relevant interpersonal constructs in the development and maintenance of PTSD (e.g., social support, attachment) and the psychological effects of PTSD symptoms on family members and their relations are discussed. In addition, models that take into account a range of relationship variables and the likely bi-directional association between individual and family functioning in PTSD are presented. Future directions for theory and research, as well as the clinical implications of this work are outlined.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Oxford Handbook of Traumatic Stress Disorders |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199968695 |
ISBN (Print) | 0195399064, 9780195399066 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 21 Nov 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2012 by Oxford University Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Couples family models of posttraumatic stress disorder
- Family
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Ptsd