Posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in battle-injured soldiers

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 163, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1777-1783

  Grieger, Thomas A ^a   Cozza, Stephen J ^b   Ursano, Robert J ^b   Hoge, Charles ^b   Martinez, Patricia E ^b   Engel, Charles C ^b   Wain, Harold J ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SOLDIER;

EID: 33749483702     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2006.163.10.1777     Document Type: Article

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