Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare aggressive behavior in soldiers with combat-related posttraumaticstress disorder (PTSD), PTSD comorbid with alcohol addiction and alcohol addictiononly. Three groups of male combat experienced soldiers with PTSD (n = 43), PTSD comorbidwith alcohol addiction (n = 41) and alcohol addiction (n = 39) were compared by Aggressionrating scale A-87. PTSD was diagnosed according to DSM-IV criteria and Watsons PTSDrating scale. Alcohol addiction was diagnosed according to DSM-IV criteria and CAGEQuestionnaire. Combat-experienced soldiers with alcohol addiction as well as soldiers withcombat-related PTSD comorbid with alcohol addiction have a high level of verbal latentaggression (VLA), (F = 26.65; P < 0.001), physically latent aggression (PLA), (F = 37.86; P <0.001), indirect aggression (INA), (F = 56.94; P < 0.001), verbal manifest aggression (VMA),(F = 18.35; P < 0.001), and physically manifest aggression (PMA), (F = 43.22; P < 0.001), vs.soldiers with combat-related PTSD without comorbid conditions. Alcohol addiction is a severefactor in increasing aggression levels in soldiers with PTSD.
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