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Return to Ithaca: A perspective on marriage and love in post traumatic stress disorder

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This paper discusses the interactive effects of character development, love in marriage, and the stress pathology in the Vietnam War combatant. Over years of treating Vietnam veterans and their spouses, the authors have observed common patterns of interstructural or intercharacterological meshing between the Vietnam warrior and his wife. Implications for treatment are discussed along with useful intervention strategies.

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DeFazio, V.J., Pascucci, N.J. Return to Ithaca: A perspective on marriage and love in post traumatic stress disorder. J Contemp Psychother 14, 76–89 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00956737

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