ICD-11 DSO symptoms seem to drive the transmission of posttraumatic stress among spouses to a more significant extent than PTSD symptoms. As DSO are also strongly implicated in decreased dyadic adjustment, they are valuable targets for couple therapy after one spouse experienced severe trauma, both in order to prevent interpersonal trauma transfer as well as to enhance dyadic adjustment.
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