Hazardous alcohol use and treatment outcome in male combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-34

  Steindl, Stanley R ^a   Young, Ross McD ^b   Creamer, Mark ^c,d   Crompton, David ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Australian Ctr Posttraum Mental H   (Australia)

^e Toowong Private Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol misuse; Comorbidity; PTSD; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOLDIER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ALCOHOLISM; AROUSAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 0037313662     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022055110238     Document Type: Conference Paper

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