Thursday, June 12, 2008

Partners of Veterans with PTSD

Research demonstrates that spouses or domestic partners of veterans with PTSD are likely
to experience:
  • higher levels of anxiety
  • PTSD symptoms secondary to hearing of their partners confidences
  • depression
  • hopelessness
  • extreme fatigue from caregiver burnout.

It's important that partners make sure they take time for themselves - to create personal space.

Vets with PTSD are more likely to have trouble with domestic violence, unemployment and potentially homelessness. Partner or spouse social support is literally the life line to preventing the cascade of undesireable after-effects.

Till next time-

God Bless-

ANJYL

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