A Descriptive Analysis of PTSD Chronicity in Vietnam Veterans

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 545-553

  Schnurr, Paula P ^a,b   Lunney, Carole A ^a   Sengupta, Anjana ^a,b   Waelde, Lynn C ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic differences; Gender differences; Longitudinal course; Military veterans; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; VIET NAM;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; VETERANS; VIETNAM;

EID: 0346751996     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOTS.0000004077.22408.cf     Document Type: Article

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