Psychological Symptoms and Marital Satisfaction in Spouses of Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans: Relationships with Spouses' Perceptions of Veterans' Experiences and Symptoms

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 586-594

  Renshaw, Keith D ^a   Rodrigues, Camila S ^a   Jones, David H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Utah Army National Guard   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; marital relationship; military personnel; posttraumatic stress disorders; war

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOLDIER; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 51049100816     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.22.3.586     Document Type: Article

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