Article
Posttraumatic Growth Moderates the Effect of Posttraumatic Stress on Quality of Life in U.S. Military Veterans with Life-Threatening Illness or Injury
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2018
Subjects
- Veterans -- Services for,
- Quality of life,
- Disabled veterans -- Services for,
- Post-traumatic stress disorder,
- Posttraumatic growth
Disciplines
Abstract
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Facilitating PTG among U.S. Veterans who experienced life-threatening illness or injury can help to bolster quality of life of those individuals.
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It is particularly important to facilitate PTG for those Veterans who, in addition to experiencing life-threatening illness or injury, have experienced PTSD during their service.
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It should not be expected that PTG will eliminate co-occurring distress, such as posttraumatic symptoms.
- This study indicated that across the five interactions that were studied, the participants who reported higher levels of PTG actually experienced higher QoL under increased levels of PTSD.
Rights
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
To the best of our knowledge, this work was authored as part of the Contributor's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is, therefore, a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105.
DOI
10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.03.004
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25828
Citation Information
Martz, Erin, Hanoch Livneh, Steven M. Southwick, and Robert H. Pietrzak. "Posttraumatic growth moderates the effect of posttraumatic stress on quality of life in US military veterans with life-threatening illness or injury." Journal of Psychosomatic Research 109 (2018): 1-8.
Originally appeared in Journal of Psychosomatic Research, volume 109 (2018). May be found at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.03.004
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