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Combat exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms and risk-taking behavior in veterans of the Second Lebanon War.
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci. 2010; 47(4):276-83.IJ

Abstract

Prior research has revealed heightened risk-taking behavior among veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study examined whether the risktaking behavior is a direct outcome of the traumatic exposure or whether this relationship is mediated by posttraumatic stress symptoms. The sample was comprised of 180 traumatized Israeli reserve soldiers, who sought treatment in the wake of the Second Lebanon War. Combat exposure was indirectly associated with risk-taking behavior primarily through its relationship with posttraumatic stress symptoms. Results of the multivariate analyses depict the implication of posttraumatic stress symptoms in risk taking behavior, and the role of self-medication and of aggression in traumatized veterans.

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Svetlicky V
Department of Mental Health, Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Solomon Z
No affiliation info available
Benbenishty R
No affiliation info available
Levi O
No affiliation info available
Lubin G
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MeSH

Activities of Daily LivingAggressionCombat DisordersDangerous BehaviorHumansIsraelLebanonMaleMilitary PersonnelOccupational ExposurePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk-TakingSelf ReportStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersVeteransWarfare

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21270500

Citation

Svetlicky, Vlad, et al. "Combat Exposure, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Risk-taking Behavior in Veterans of the Second Lebanon War." The Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, vol. 47, no. 4, 2010, pp. 276-83.
Svetlicky V, Solomon Z, Benbenishty R, et al. Combat exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms and risk-taking behavior in veterans of the Second Lebanon War. Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci. 2010;47(4):276-83.
Svetlicky, V., Solomon, Z., Benbenishty, R., Levi, O., & Lubin, G. (2010). Combat exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms and risk-taking behavior in veterans of the Second Lebanon War. The Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, 47(4), 276-83.
Svetlicky V, et al. Combat Exposure, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Risk-taking Behavior in Veterans of the Second Lebanon War. Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci. 2010;47(4):276-83. PubMed PMID: 21270500.
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