German Armed Forces Center for Military Mental Health, Berlin, Germany.
Military Chaplaincy Central Office, Berlin, Germany.
J Marital Fam Ther. 2021 Oct;47(4):925-944. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12485. Epub 2021 Jan 29.
Many traumatised individuals suffering from deployment related PTSD report severe problems in their relationships. Up until now, the therapeutic interventions used by the German Armed Forces have rarely targeted these problems through the integration of partners. For this reason, a Program designed specifically for couples was developed. In this prospective study equine-assisted psychotherapy was applied to soldiers and their spouses. The study population consisted of n = 36 couples, divided in n = 20 therapy group with a inpatient equine-assisted intervention and a 16-couples control group. After the intervention, numerous significant improvements occurred in the therapy group in the areas of current, somatic and communication problems, depressive symptoms and partnership quality but not in the control group. PTSD was reduced significantly on the sub-scale associated with negative thoughts. These results show that the intervention is an effective way to improve partnership quality and reduce the stressors that the partners of afflicted service members face.
许多因部署相关 PTSD 而遭受创伤的个人报告在人际关系方面存在严重问题。到目前为止，德国武装部队使用的治疗干预措施很少通过整合伴侣来针对这些问题。出于这个原因，专门为夫妇设计了一个方案。在这项前瞻性研究中，应用了马术辅助心理疗法来治疗士兵及其配偶。研究人群包括 n = 36 对夫妇，分为 n = 20 个治疗组和 n = 16 对的对照组，进行住院马术辅助干预。干预后，治疗组在当前、躯体和沟通问题、抑郁症状和伴侣关系质量方面有显著改善，但对照组没有。与负面想法相关的 PTSD 亚量表显著降低。这些结果表明，该干预措施是改善伴侣关系质量和减轻受影响服务成员的伴侣所面临的压力源的有效方法。
