Validation of the deployment risk and resilience inventory in French-Canadian veterans: findings on the relation between deployment experiences and postdeployment health

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 755-763

  Fikretoglu, Deniz ^a,b,g   Brunet, Alain ^a,b   Poundja, Joaquin ^c   Guay, Stéphane ^b,c   Pedlar, David ^d,e,f  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ste Anne Hospital   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Veterans Affairs Canada   (Canada)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^g NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deployment; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POSTAL MAIL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VETERAN;

EID: 33750459863     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370605101205     Document Type: Article

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