Culloty, Leon;
(2023)
PTSD and Psychosocial Functional Impairment in Military Populations.
Doctoral thesis (D.Clin.Psy), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
The three parts of this thesis detail a research process focusing on the relationship between PTSD and psychosocial functional impairment in military samples. Part one is a mapping or scoping review which summarises the results of studies looking at the relationship between specific symptoms of PTSD and various definitions of functional impairment in military samples. The methods of how the search was conducted are detailed and the samples, methods, and results for each of the studies found are summarised to give an overview of the current state of research in this area. Part two is an empirical study involving a path analysis looking at the relationship between the symptom clusters of Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as defined by the DSM-5 and functional impairment as measured by the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) in a sample of UK armed forces (UKAF) veterans referred to a specialist mental health service. The study sought to determine if alcohol use disorders as measured by the AUDIT mediated between PTSD and functional impairment. Part 3 is a critical appraisal of the whole research process for the thesis that details some reflections, challenges encountered, and lessons learnt.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Qualification: | D.Clin.Psy |
| Title: | PTSD and Psychosocial Functional Impairment in Military Populations |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2023. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10180177 |
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