Underdiagnosing and Nontreatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Community Mental Health: A Case Study

Psychological Services

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-42

  Zanville, Holly A ^a   Cattaneo, Lauren Bennett ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community mental health center (CMHC); posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); serious mental illness (SMI); trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 62649174191     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014410     Document Type: Article

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