A Comparison of Vietnam Era Veterans and their Combat Exposure with the Symptomatology of Dying
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary L Villereal (Arizona State University, Tempe, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 305-330 |
| Publication date | 1998-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/4bvu-f80n-mckc-yxy4 |
| OpenAlex | W2071766302 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
This study examines the degree of differences exposure to combat had on Vietnam era veterans in relationship to the dimensions within Kübler-Ross' stages of dying. As a component of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the symptoms of dying are seen as contributing to an understanding of the effects of combat. The Veterans Diagnostic Scale was administered to 109 Vietnam era veterans. Correlational analysis and t-test were used to test significance. It was found that combat experience indicate that combat exposure relates to symptoms of dying as identified by the Veterans Diagnostic Scale. Combat and wounded Vietnam veterans scored significantly higher on those symptoms than non-combat and nonwounded Vietnam era veterans. Indicators do not support Kübler-Ross' sequential order of symptoms in the dying process
Military personnel · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio · Test (biology · Vietnam War · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Gerontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |