Naslov
Chronic pain in the wives of the Croatian war veterans treated for PTSD

Autori
Koić E ; Mužinić-Masle L ; Francišković Tanja ; Vondraček S ; Đorđević V ; Per-Koznjald J ; Prpić J

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
11th AEP Congress - Abstract book, 11th AEP Congress Stockholm, Sweden / - Pariz : Elsevier, 2002, 201-201

Skup
European Psychiatry, Science and Humanity in Health Care

Mjesto i datum
Stockholm, Švedska, 04.05.2002. - 08.05.2002

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
wives of the veterans; PTSD; social functioning

Sažetak
Among the consequences of the war in Croatia is a series of psychological and social disturbances. Due to numerous traumatic experiences a certain number of the Croatian war veterans became ill with posttraumatic stress disorder. With its specific symptoms PTSD has a significant effect on the usual social functioning of the veterans. It is especially obvious in the family, which, on one side, should offer emotional support to its sick member, and on the other side suffers most because of the condition of one of its members. The wives of the veterans are in most cases those who try to maintain the earlier family balance. In the present investigation the authors considered mental consequences of life with a husband suffering from PTSD. Two groups of wives of the veterans were examined: the group of wives with husbands suffering from PTSD, and the group of wives with husbands free of PTSD. The instruments used were M-PTSD scale for PTSD, HSCL-25 for depression and anxiety, questionnaires about demographic data and chronic pain. The results reveal that the wives of the veterans suffering from PTSD are significantly more depressive and anxious, express more often symptoms of vicarious traumatization, and have more often painful syndroms where the usual medical treatment achieves no results, in comparison with the group of wifes of the veterans without PTSD. It can be concluded that PTSD of a veteran affects significantly psychophysical condition of his wife and that she suffers considerably by his illness.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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