Therapy pitfalls with Vietnam veteran families: Linearity, contextual naïveté, and gender role blindness.

Brooks, Gary R.

doi:10.1037/0893-3200.4.4.446

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“…However, the exchange of ideas appears to have been largely one-way. Brooks (1990Brooks ( , 1991, one of the writers to have expressly considered the role of traditional masculinity in men's experience of trauma, drew attention to the neglect of masculinity in regards to the mental health of veterans and of their responses to deployment trauma.…”

Section: Masculinity and Traumamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the same way that particular contexts emphasise some of the conversations in which a person participates, military training, culture and practices are said to exaggerate certain masculine features (Brooks, 1990;Brooks, 1991;Morgan, 1994). They change the balance of identity and "make a man" (Higate, 2001, p. 452).…”

Section: The Experience Of Military Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…That is, the stripping away of aspects of other relationships comprising identity and intensifying the influence of ideas of masculinity. Key features of traditional ideas of masculinity are promoted, tested and celebrated, including the domination of one's body and the external world, stoicism, a neglect of physical health, limited emotional expression, and a preference for the company of men (Brooks, 1990;Brooks, 1991;Higate, 2000). Mejia (2005, p. 34) characterises the "primary function ... of the ideology of masculinity [as having] ... been to confront particular aspects of human biology and suppress themto train individuals to disregard their biological signals to run in fear or to cry in grief or pain."…”

Section: The Experience Of Military Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Military Deployment, Masculinity and Trauma: Reviewing the Connections

Fox¹,

Pease²

2012

The Journal of Men’s Studies

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This article reviews the literature on deployment trauma and examines the limitations of conventional understandings of trauma as they relate to veterans' experiences. It suggests that the failure to take into account social influences and social relationships limits the usefulness of conventional approaches to trauma. The article considers the role that masculinity plays in male veterans' experience of and sense making about trauma. It is suggested that while formal recognition of posttraumatic stress disorder in the DSM has provided a helpful language for veterans, it is an incomplete response. A new model of masculinity that better enables the male veteran to speak about trauma and to reconnect with others has implications for counselling practice with veterans.

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Section: Masculinity and Traumamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Experience Of Military Trainingmentioning

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Military Deployment, Masculinity and Trauma: Reviewing the Connections

Fox¹,

Pease²

2012

The Journal of Men’s Studies

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“…In fact, assisting female partners through treatment and support may be essential in helping both partners cope with the struggles of PTSD. Several articles discuss the treatment of PTSD veterans with their families (Brende & Goldsmith, 1991;Brooks, 1991;Brown, 1984;Coughlan & Parkin, 1987;Rosenthal, Sadler, & Edwards, 1987;Scaturo & Hardoby, 1988;Solomon, Waysman, Avitzur, & Enoch, 1991;Verbosky & Ryan, 1988;Williams & Williams, 1985). Effective treatment should involve family psychoeducation, support groups for both partners and veterans, concurrent individual treatment, and couple or family therapy.…”

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Understanding and Treating Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Female Partners of Veterans With PTSD

Nelson

Wright

1996

J Marital Family Therapy

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Studies of post‐traumatic stress disorder have focused primarily on veterans, generally ignoring their female partners (wives or girlfriends). recently, clinicians have begun to identify PTSD‐like symptoms in these female partners, but the literature describing this phenomenon has been limited. This paper addresses the fact that women in long‐term relationships with veterans suffering from PTSD commonly experience PTSD‐like psychiatric symptoms themseoves. These wonem's symptoms and issues they face in their relationships with their veteran partners are described. Conceptual explanations of and causal factors for these women's symptoms are presented, followed by discussion of treatment approaches and issues.

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“…Brooks (1990) explored the impact of male socialization in relation to the abuse of power by some male therapists. He went on to explore the therapeutic relationships between fathers and male therapists (Brooks, 1991). In some clinical cases, therapists' own issues (or "countertransfer-70 PHARES ence") may lead them to encourage mothers to stay in abusive or unhealthy relationships that are not in their or the children's best interest.…”

Section: Pharesmentioning

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Conducting Nonsexist Research, Prevention, and Treatment with Fathers and Mothers

Phares

1996

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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In published research and in unpublished doctoral dissertation research, fathers are underrepresented in the investigation of child and family functioning. A number of possible explanations for this underrepresentation are discussed, including researchers’use of sexist theories that either directly or indirectly result in mother blaming, family demographics that suggest fathers are less present in the lives of their children when compared with mothers, and researchers’perceptions of fathers’unwillingness to participate in research. In order to encourage nonsexist family research that includes both mothers and fathers, recommendations are provided to increase the inclusion of fathers in child and family research. Specifically, researchers are encouraged to always provide parallel investigations of paternal factors when maternal factors are investigated. Researchers are also encouraged to investigate similarities as well as differences between mothers and fathers in relation to their children's functioning. Implications for the involvement of fathers in prevention and clinical interventions are discussed. In order to move beyond non‐sexist research, feminist research issues are also raised.

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Therapy pitfalls with Vietnam veteran families: Linearity, contextual naïveté, and gender role blindness.

Cited by 6 publications

References 33 publications

Military Deployment, Masculinity and Trauma: Reviewing the Connections

Military Deployment, Masculinity and Trauma: Reviewing the Connections

Understanding and Treating Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Female Partners of Veterans With PTSD

Conducting Nonsexist Research, Prevention, and Treatment with Fathers and Mothers

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