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Secondary Traumatization of Wives of War Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Croatian Medical Journal, 48. (2007), 2.; urn:nbn:hr:184:571712
Frančišković, Tanja; Stevanović, Aleksandra; Jelušić, Ilijana; Roganović, Branka; Klarić, Miro; Grković, Jasna

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Frančišković, T., Stevanović, A., Jelušić, I., Roganović, B., Klarić, M. & Grković, J. (2007). Secondary Traumatization of Wives of War Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Croatian Medical Journal, 48.. (2.), 184. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:571712

Frančišković, Tanja, et al. "Secondary Traumatization of Wives of War Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder." Croatian Medical Journal, vol. 48., no. 2., 2007, pp. 184. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:571712

Frančišković, Tanja, Aleksandra Stevanović, Ilijana Jelušić, Branka Roganović, Miro Klarić and Jasna Grković. "Secondary Traumatization of Wives of War Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder." Croatian Medical Journal 48., no. 2. (2007): 184. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:571712

Frančišković, T., et al. (2007) 'Secondary Traumatization of Wives of War Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder', Croatian Medical Journal, 48.(2.), pp. 184. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:571712 (Accessed 24 January 2025)

Frančišković T, Stevanović A, Jelušić I, Roganović B, Klarić M, Grković J. Secondary Traumatization of Wives of War Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Croatian Medical Journal [Internet]. 2007 [cited 2025 January 24];48.(2.):184. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:571712

T. Frančišković, A. Stevanović, I. Jelušić, B. Roganović, M. Klarić and J. Grković, "Secondary Traumatization of Wives of War Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder", Croatian Medical Journal, vol. 48., no. 2., pp. 184, 2007. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:571712. [Accessed: 24 January 2025]

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Title (english)Secondary Traumatization of Wives of War Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
AuthorTanja Frančišković
AuthorAleksandra Stevanović
AuthorIlijana Jelušić
AuthorBranka Roganović
AuthorMiro Klarić
AuthorJasna Grković
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
(Department of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Psychiatry
Abstract (english)
Aim: To determine the symptoms of secondary traumatic stress and possible influences of demographic and socioeconomic factors on the occurrence of secondary traumatic stress in wives of war veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Method: The study included 56 wives of war veterans diagnosed with PTSD and treated at the Center for Psychotrauma in Rijeka, Croatia. A short structured interview was conducted with each woman to collect demographic and socioeconomic data. The women independently completed an adapted 16-item version of Indirect Traumatization Questionnaire to determine the presence of secondary traumatic stress symptoms, which corresponded with PTSD symptoms as defined by the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders. Results: Out of 56 veterans’ wives included in the study, 32 had six or more symptoms of secondary traumatic stress, whereas only 3 had none of the symptoms. Twenty-two women met the diagnostic criteria for secondary traumatic stress. Women with secondary traumatic stress were married longer than those without it (mean ± standard deviation, 19.1 ± 9.1 vs 13.2 ± 7.8 years, respectively; P = 0.016). Eleven of 22 women with secondary traumatic stress and 8 of 34 women without secondary traumatic stress were unemployed (P = 0.05). Conclusion: As more than a third of war veterans wives met the criteria for secondary traumatic stress, any treatment offered to veterans with PTSD must address the traumatization of their family.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleCroatian Medical Journal
Numberingvol. 48., no. 2., pp. 0-184
p-ISSN0353-9504
e-ISSN1332-8166
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:184:571712
Publication2007
Document URLhttps://hrcak.srce.hr/12929
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