title: Posttraumatic growth in combat veterans.
abstract: Combat veterans and their families face significant challenges not only to their abilities to cope, but often to their fundamental belief systems. Traumatic events represent assaults on core beliefs, yet at times, produce cognitive processing that can ultimately result in personal transformations called posttraumatic growth (PTG). Clinicians can utilize a systematic therapeutic approach to facilitate PTG as they carry out a relationship of expert companionship. PTG in service members is described in this article, as well as the approach to facilitation of PTG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA. rtedesch@uncc.edu
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Tedeschi
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003469:Culture; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012944:Social Support; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*