Growing Up With a Father With PTSD: The Family Emotional Climate of The Children of Australian Vietnam Veterans.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in war veterans can lead to significant family distress and relationship dysfunction (Dekel and Monson, 2010; Dekel and Solomon, 2006; (Sherman, Gress Smith, Straits-Troster, and Larsen 2016). It has been long linked to poorer parenting and to increased risk of domestic violence (Jordan et al, 1992; Gerlock, 2004), to psychiatric problems in their wives (Waysman et al., 1993; Dekel and Solomon, 2006; O'Toole, et al, 2010), increased parental dissatisfaction (Ruscio et al., 2002; Samper et al., 2004), increased marital discord and conflict (Taft et al., 2005; Beckham et al, 1996; Glenn et al, 2002), and higher rates of alcohol use and depression (O'Toole et al, 1996c; O'Toole et al, 2009).

Source: Psychiatry Research - July 9, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Brian I. O'Toole, Mark Dadds, Melanie J Burton, Alice Rothwell, Stanley V. Catts Source Type: research