The Comparison of Coping Styles and Defense Mechanisms in PTSD Veterans and non PTSD Veterans

Aims: One of the most important problems of people involved with the war is the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is associated with unpredictable or destructive consequences for the injured person, his or her family, and the commuinity in which he or she lives. Therefore, the present stu...

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Main Authors: A. Shariati, A. Dehghani
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Published: Afarand Scholarly Publishing Institute 2018-05-01
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description Aims: One of the most important problems of people involved with the war is the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is associated with unpredictable or destructive consequences for the injured person, his or her family, and the commuinity in which he or she lives. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the coping and defense styles in veterans with and without PTSD. Instrument and Methods: In this causal-comparative descriptive study, in 2016, a number of 80 men, participated in the Iran-Iraq war, were selected from Najafabad, Iran by available sampling method; 40 of them suffered from PTSD and 40 had no disorder. The research tools were Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ), Defense Styles Questionnaire (DSQ), and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). The data were analyzed by SPSS 21 software, using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Findings: The mean scores in emotion-oriented coping style were significantly different in the two groups (p=0.006). Also, the difference between mean scores in undeveloped defensive styles were significant in both groups (p=0.028). Conclusion: Veterans with PTSD use emotion-oriented coping style and undeveloped defensive styles more than their peers in the control group.
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spelling doaj.art-e9634da0be374d19828d7049ae7711dc2022-12-21T23:33:35ZfasAfarand Scholarly Publishing Instituteطب جانباز2008-26222008-26302018-05-0110299105The Comparison of Coping Styles and Defense Mechanisms in PTSD Veterans and non PTSD VeteransA. Shariati0A. Dehghani1 Clinical Psychology Department, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran Department of clinical psychology, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran Aims: One of the most important problems of people involved with the war is the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is associated with unpredictable or destructive consequences for the injured person, his or her family, and the commuinity in which he or she lives. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the coping and defense styles in veterans with and without PTSD. Instrument and Methods: In this causal-comparative descriptive study, in 2016, a number of 80 men, participated in the Iran-Iraq war, were selected from Najafabad, Iran by available sampling method; 40 of them suffered from PTSD and 40 had no disorder. The research tools were Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ), Defense Styles Questionnaire (DSQ), and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). The data were analyzed by SPSS 21 software, using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Findings: The mean scores in emotion-oriented coping style were significantly different in the two groups (p=0.006). Also, the difference between mean scores in undeveloped defensive styles were significant in both groups (p=0.028). Conclusion: Veterans with PTSD use emotion-oriented coping style and undeveloped defensive styles more than their peers in the control group.http://ijwph.ir/article-1-717-en.htmlpost-traumatic stress disordercoping skillsdefensive practiceveterans
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طب جانباز
post-traumatic stress disorder
coping skills
defensive practice
veterans
title The Comparison of Coping Styles and Defense Mechanisms in PTSD Veterans and non PTSD Veterans
title_full The Comparison of Coping Styles and Defense Mechanisms in PTSD Veterans and non PTSD Veterans
title_fullStr The Comparison of Coping Styles and Defense Mechanisms in PTSD Veterans and non PTSD Veterans
title_full_unstemmed The Comparison of Coping Styles and Defense Mechanisms in PTSD Veterans and non PTSD Veterans
title_short The Comparison of Coping Styles and Defense Mechanisms in PTSD Veterans and non PTSD Veterans
title_sort comparison of coping styles and defense mechanisms in ptsd veterans and non ptsd veterans
topic post-traumatic stress disorder
coping skills
defensive practice
veterans
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