Do military peacekeepers want to talk about their experiences? Perceived psychological support of UK military peacekeepers on return from deployment

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 565-573

  Greenberg, N ^a,c   Thomas, S L ^b   Iversen, A ^a   Unwin, C ^a   Hull, L ^a   Wessely, S ^b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Peacekeeping; Psychological support; Traumatic stress; UK military

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY PHENOMENA; MILITARY SERVICE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0346961770     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230310001627928     Document Type: Article

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