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Analysis of violent behavior in Vietnam combat veteran psychiatric inpatients with posttraumatic stress disorder.
J Trauma Stress. 1999 Jul; 12(3):501-17.JT

Abstract

This study tested the hypothesis that male Vietnam veterans seeking inpatient treatment for PTSD (n = 228) exhibit more violent behavior compared with a mixed diagnostic group of male psychiatric inpatients without PTSD (n = 64) and a community sample of Vietnam veterans with PTSD not undergoing inpatient treatment (n = 273). Violent acts assessed included property destruction, threats without a weapon, physical fighting, and threats with a weapon. PTSD inpatients engaged in more types of violent behavior than both comparison conditions. Correlates of violence among PTSD inpatients included PTSD symptom severity and, to a lesser degree, measures of substance abuse. These findings justify routine assessment of violent behavior among inpatient with PTSD, as well as application of specialized interventions for anger dyscontrol and aggression.

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McFall M
Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Fontana A
No affiliation info available
Raskind M
No affiliation info available
Rosenheck R
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Case-Control StudiesComorbidityDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Factor Analysis, StatisticalHumansInpatientsMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRegression AnalysisSeverity of Illness IndexStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesVeteransVietnamViolenceWashington

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

10467558

Clinical Trial Links

Psychosocial Rehabilitation After Moral Injury and Loss With Adaptive Disclosure

Citation

McFall, M, et al. "Analysis of Violent Behavior in Vietnam Combat Veteran Psychiatric Inpatients With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder." Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol. 12, no. 3, 1999, pp. 501-17.
McFall M, Fontana A, Raskind M, et al. Analysis of violent behavior in Vietnam combat veteran psychiatric inpatients with posttraumatic stress disorder. J Trauma Stress. 1999;12(3):501-17.
McFall, M., Fontana, A., Raskind, M., & Rosenheck, R. (1999). Analysis of violent behavior in Vietnam combat veteran psychiatric inpatients with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 12(3), 501-17.
McFall M, et al. Analysis of Violent Behavior in Vietnam Combat Veteran Psychiatric Inpatients With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. J Trauma Stress. 1999;12(3):501-17. PubMed PMID: 10467558.
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