@article{ref1,
title="Analysis of violent behavior in Vietnam combat veteran psychiatric inpatients with posttraumatic stress disorder",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="1999",
author="McFall, Miles E. and Fontana, A. and Raskind, M. and Rosenheck, Robert Alan",
volume="12",
number="3",
pages="501-517",
abstract="This study tested the hypothesis that male Vietnam veterans seeking inpatient treatment for PTSD (n = 228) exhibit more violent behavior compared with a mixed diagnostic group of male psychiatric inpatients without PTSD (n = 64) and a community sample of Vietnam veterans with PTSD not undergoing inpatient treatment (n = 273). Violent acts assessed included property destruction, threats without a weapon, physical fighting, and threats with a weapon. PTSD inpatients engaged in more types of violent behavior than both comparison conditions. Correlates of violence among PTSD inpatients included PTSD symptom severity and, to a lesser degree, measures of substance abuse. These findings justify routine assessment of violent behavior among inpatient with PTSD, as well as application of specialized interventions for anger dyscontrol and aggression.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1023/A:1024771121189",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1024771121189"
}