Cognitive-behavioral coping strategies associated with combat-related PTSD in treatment-seeking OEF–OIF Veterans
Pietrzak RH, Harpaz-Rotem I, Southwick SM. Cognitive-behavioral coping strategies associated with combat-related PTSD in treatment-seeking OEF–OIF Veterans. Psychiatry Research 2011, 189: 251-258. PMID: 21813184, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAvoidance coping strategiesPostdeployment social supportCombat-related PTSD symptomsCombat-related posttraumatic stress disorderOEF-OIF veteransPTSD symptomsCoping strategiesSocial supportAvoidance copingCognitive-behavioral coping strategiesCognitive therapy modelTrauma-related thoughtsMaladaptive coping strategiesMeasures of worryIraqi Freedom veteransBehavioral distractionCognitive copingStructural equation modelSocial avoidanceStress disorderThought controlCombat exposureGreater perceptionOperation Enduring Freedom