Risk factors for long-term posttraumatic stress reactions in unarmed UN military observers: A four-year follow-up study

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 194, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 800-804

  Mehlum, Lars ^a   Koldsland, Bjorn O ^b   Loeb, Mitchell E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Ringerike Psychiatric Centre   (Norway)

^c SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Follow up study; Military; Peacekeeping; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Veteran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAREER; ETHNIC GROUP; FINANCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEBANON; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWEIGIAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED NATIONS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMBAT DISORDERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEBANON; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED NATIONS; VETERANS; WAR;

EID: 33750058847     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000240189.20531.2d     Document Type: Article

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