The results of the present research provide a basis for the
advancement of theories about the relation between anger and
PTSD. Theories of anger and PTSD should try to explain the
psychological processes by which PTSD symptoms contribute to
an increased level of anger, but theories should not seek to explain
how posttraumatic anger influences PTSD symptoms. The theoretical
accounts that have been introduced in the literature are not
at odds with a unidirectional effect of PTSD symptoms on anger;