Citation

Chara PJ, Chara KA. Psychol. Rep. 2001; 89(3): 577-582.

Affiliation

Psychology Department, Northwestern College, Saint Paul, MN 55113, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11824719

Abstract

26 sailors who survived a Kamikaze attack during the battle for Okinawa in World War II were given two adapted forms of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian to assess the psychological reactions they had to the sinking of their ship. Depending on the assessment criteria used, their responses indicated significant stress reactions ranging from 8.3% to 44% of the sample. The findings provide evidence that a single combat experience can have lifelong, averse psychological effects.

Language: en