An Examination of Family Adjustment Among Operation Desert Storm Veterans

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 648-656

  Taft, Casey T ^a,b,c   Schumm, Jeremiah A ^b,d   Panuzio, Jillian ^a,b   Proctor, Susan P ^b,e  

^a National Center for PTSD

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

combat; family; posttraumatic stress disorder; veterans

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VETERAN; WAR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COMBAT DISORDERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GULF WAR; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SEX FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 48349145206     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012576     Document Type: Article

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