Exploration of gender differences in how quality of life relates to posttraumatic stress disorder in male and female veterans

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-394

  Schnurr, Paula P ^a,b,c   Lunney, Carole A ^a  

^a National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional impairment; Gender differences; Measurement; Posttraumatic stress disorder; PTSD; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Treatment; VA; Veterans

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT; GENDER DIFFERENCES; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PTSD; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION; TREATMENT; VA; VETERANS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARESTHESIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VETERAN; GOVERNMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 63249111526     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.06.0099     Document Type: Article

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