| Childhood trauma exposure in Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans: implications for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and adult functional support. |
| Summary: Studies the relationship between childhood exposure to trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in soldiers who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Finds that exposure to trauma in childhood is associated with PTSD symptoms in adulthood. Also identifies a link between the avoidance and numbing symptoms of childhood trauma based PTSD and a lowered ability to garner social support in adulthood. |
| Publication details: Child Abuse and Neglect (Vol.36, Iss.5) May 2012 pp 423-432 |
| Authors: Van Voorhees, Elizabeth E. |
