Posttraumatic stress disorder and employment in veterans participating in Veterans Health Administration Compensated Work Therapy

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 427-436

  Resnick, Sandra G ^a,c   Rosenheck, Robert A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

CWT; Dissemination; Employment; Implementation; Psychiatric rehabilitation; PTSD; Supported employment; Veterans; Vocational rehabilitation; Work

Indexed keywords

CWT; DISSEMINATION; IMPLEMENTATION; PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION; PTSD; SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT; VETERANS; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK;

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROGRAM DIAGNOSTICS;

EMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MILITARY SERVICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VETERAN; GOVERNMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 63249102626     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.06.0093     Document Type: Article

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