Am J Psychiatry 1981; 138:1490-1493
Copyright © 1981 by American Psychiatric Association
Meanings of combat and the development of posttraumatic stress disorder
H Hendin, A Pollinger, P Singer and RB Ulman
The authors use the concept of "meanings of combat" to explain combat
veterans' different reactions to war experiences, particularly the
development of a posttraumatic stress disorder after combat. The authors
present four case reports to illustrate some of the different meanings of
combat and the ways such meanings relate to stress disorder and soldiers'
adaptation before, during, and after combat.
