Stress Reactions among Swedish Peacekeeping Soldiers Serving in Bosnia: A Longitudinal Study

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 589-593

  Michel, Per Olof ^a,d   Lundin, Tom ^b   Larsson, Gerry ^c  

^a Swedish Armed Forces Medical Centre   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

^d Armed Forces Medical Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Mental health; Peacekeeping; Stress reactions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY MEDICINE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOLDIER; STRESS;

HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGY, MILITARY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0348012938     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOTS.0000004084.85732.86     Document Type: Article

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