Anxiety sensitivity and depression: Mechanisms for understanding somatic complaints in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 471-479

  Jakupcak, Matthew ^a,b,d   Osborne, Travis ^b,c   Michael, Scott ^a,b   Cook, Jessica ^a,b   Albrizio, Peg ^a   McFall, Miles ^a,b  

^a Puget Sound Health Care System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle   (United States)

^d VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VETERAN; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33947265560     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20145     Document Type: Article

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