The relationship between sexual assault, religiosity, and mental health among male veterans

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-239

  Chang, Bei Hung ^b   Skinner, Katherine M ^d   Zhou, Chunmei ^a   Kazis, Lewis E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Building 70 ^*

Author keywords

Depression; Male veterans; Mental health; Religiosity; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; MENTAL STRESS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL CRIME; SOLDIER;

DEPRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VETERANS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1542679837     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NM3D-EWYR-4B59-DFM8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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