Attachment style classification and posttraumatic stress disorder in former prisoners of war

Authors
Dieperink, M Leskela, J Thuras, P Engdahl, B
Citation
M. Dieperink et al., Attachment style classification and posttraumatic stress disorder in former prisoners of war, AM J ORTHOP, 71(3), 2001, pp. 374-378
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY
ISSN journal
00029432 → ACNP
Volume
71
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
374 - 378
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9432(200107)71:3<374:ASCAPS>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Adult attachment style and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomato logy were investigated in 107 former prisoner of war veterans. Those with s ecure attachment styles scored significantly lower on measures of PTSD than did those with insecure styles, and attachment style was a stronger predic tor of PTSD symptom intensity than was trauma severity. The suggested assoc iation between attachment style and PTSD's development and persistence are discussed in relation to research and clinical practice.