title: Social maladjustment indicators in PTSD patients' families of origin.
abstract: We compared the frequencies with which PTSD patients, psychiatric controls, and hospital employee controls reported that their fathers, mothers, and oldest siblings of each sex had been incarcerated or had received psychiatric/psychological treatment. We also compared estimates of the number of psychiatric hospitalizations, incarcerations, courses of outpatient treatment, treatment sessions, and days of institutionalization undergone by the relatives. Only a chance number of significant differences appeared, which suggests that general psychosocial maladjustment in one's family of origin does not appear to increase trauma survivors' risk for PTSD.
authors.affiliation: Research Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, ST. Cloud, MN 56303, USA.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Gearhart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors; D012917:Social Adjustment; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D014744:Vietnam