Clinical presentations and treatment outcomes of peacekeeper veterans with PTSD: Preliminary findings

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 162, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2188-2190

  Forbes, David ^a   Bennett, Neanne ^b   Biddle, Dirk ^b   Crompton, David ^b   McHugh, Tony ^b   Elliott, Peter ^b   Creamer, Mark ^b  

^a Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANGER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMBAT DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 27744442231     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.11.2188     Document Type: Article

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