Peer-group risk assessment: A post-traumatic management strategy for hierarchical organizations

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 469-475

  Jones, N ^a   Roberts, P ^b   Greenberg, N ^c  

^a RAF Cranwell ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Duchess of Kent's Military Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Military medicine; Peer group; Post traumatic; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMPLOYEE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COMBAT DISORDERS; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0242636433     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqg093     Document Type: Article

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