Causes of Death among Male Veterans Who Received Residential Treatment for PTSD

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 535-543

  Drescher, Kent D ^a,b   Rosen, Craig S ^a,b,c   Burling, Thomas A ^b   Foy, David W ^d,e  

^a National Center for PTSD   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Military veterans; Mortality; Posttraumatic stress; PTSD treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIET NAM;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVAL RATE; VETERANS;

EID: 0348012936     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOTS.0000004076.62793.79     Document Type: Article

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