TY - JOUR
T1 - Attachment style classification and posttraumatic stress disorder in former prisoners of war
AU - Dieperink, Michael E
AU - Leskela, Jennie
AU - Thuras, Paul
AU - Engdahl, Brian
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Adult attachment style and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology were investigated in 107 former prisoner of war veterans. Those with secure attachment styles scored significantly lower on measures of PTSD than did those with insecure styles, and attachment style was a stronger predictor of PTSD symptom intensity than was trauma severity. The suggested association between attachment style and PTSD's development and persistence are discussed in relation to research and clinical practice.
AB - Adult attachment style and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology were investigated in 107 former prisoner of war veterans. Those with secure attachment styles scored significantly lower on measures of PTSD than did those with insecure styles, and attachment style was a stronger predictor of PTSD symptom intensity than was trauma severity. The suggested association between attachment style and PTSD's development and persistence are discussed in relation to research and clinical practice.
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U2 - 10.1037/0002-9432.71.3.374
DO - 10.1037/0002-9432.71.3.374
M3 - Article
C2 - 11495340
AN - SCOPUS:0034904824
SN - 0002-9432
VL - 71
SP - 374
EP - 378
JO - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
JF - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
IS - 3
ER -