Letters from home may help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder in happily married soldiers
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 10:30
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study from the Journal of Traumatic Stress finds that for active-duty male soldiers in the U.S. Army who are happily married, communicating frequently with one's spouse through letters and emails during deployment may protect against the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms after returning home.