Mental health outcome of unilateral lower limb amputee soldiers in two districts of Sri Lanka

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-147

  Gunawardena, Nalika ^a   De A Senevirathne, Rohini ^a   Athauda, Thamara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; SOMATIZATION; SRI LANKA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; AMPUTEES; CAREER CHOICE; COMBAT DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SRI LANKA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33847786471     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764006075029     Document Type: Article

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