Abstract
A telephone survey was conducted to identify predictors of treatment engagement in 83 cohabitating female partners of 83 Vietnam theater veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The survey assessed veterans for their trauma history and PTSD symptoms. Partners were assessed for caregiver burden, patient-partner involvement, PTSD treatment engagement, self-efficacy relating to PTSD, beliefs about benefits of PTSD treatment, and PTSD treatment barriers. Significant predictors of partner PTSD treatment engagement were the couple's income, patient-partner involvement, and partner caregiver burden. These findings have implications for family interventions that may increase partner PTSD treatment engagement and improve PTSD treatment outcome.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 123-130 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2006 |
Keywords
- Couples
- Couples therapy
- Families
- Family therapy
- PTSD
- Treatment engagement