Evaluation of psychiatric disability in PTSD of military origin

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 268-276

  Bleich, Avi ^a,b   Solomon, Zahava ^b  

^a LEV HASHARON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OCCUPATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 18844362357     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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