The course of PTSD symptoms among Gulf War veterans: A growth mixture modeling approach

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-202

  Orcutt, Holly K ^a   Erickson, Darin J ^b   Wolfe, Jessica ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

growth mixture modeling; Gulf War veterans; longitudinal; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 3042767588     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOTS.0000029262.42865.c2     Document Type: Article

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