Association of PTSD and depression with medical and specialist care utilization in modern peacekeeping veterans in Canada with health-related disabilities

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1240-1245

  Richardson, J Don ^a,b,e   Elhai, Jon D ^c   Pedlar, David J ^d  

^a PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Veterans Affairs Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^d Veterans Affairs Canada   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOLOGY; VETERAN;

EID: 33748973389     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v67n0810     Document Type: Article

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