The occupational burden of mental disorders in the U.S. military: Psychiatric hospitalizations, involuntary separations, and disability

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 585-591

  Hoge, Charles W ^a   Toboni, Holly E ^b   Messer, Stephen C ^b   Bell, Nicole ^b   Amoroso, Paul ^b   Orman, David T ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; DATABASES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MILITARY PSYCHIATRY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14844334622     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.3.585     Document Type: Article

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