Soldier peer mentoring care and support: Bringing psychological awareness to the front

Military Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 355-361

  Keller, Richard T ^a   Greenberg, Neil ^b   Bobo, William V ^c   Roberts, Peter ^d   Jones, Norma ^d   Orman, David T ^e  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Defence Services Psychiatric Centre   (United Kingdom)

^e US Army Medical Command   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOLDIER; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18544375600     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.170.5.355     Document Type: Review

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