Combat Level and Social Support in the Development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Vietnam Veterans

Behavior Modification

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 100-115

  Barrett, Terence W ^a   Mizes, J Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; COMBAT DISORDERS; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; VIETNAM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0023938986     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01454455880121005     Document Type: Article

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