PTSD symptoms, life events, and unit cohesion in U.S. soldiers: Baseline findings from the neurocognition deployment health study

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 495-503

  Brailey, Kevin ^a,e   Vasterling, Jennifer J ^a   Proctor, Susan P ^b   Constans, Joseph I ^a   Friedman, Matthew J ^c,d  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VA National Center for PTSD   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOLDIER; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34748877158     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20234     Document Type: Conference Paper

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