The aftermath of combat-related PTSD: Toward an understanding of transgenerational trauma

Communication Disorders Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-82

  Pearrow, Melissa ^a,b   Cosgrove, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b Department of Counseling and School Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Post traumatic stress disorder; Transgenerational trauma; Veterans with PTSD

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; CONFLICT; HUMAN; IRAQ; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 63849304674     PISSN: 15257401     EISSN: 15384837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525740108328227     Document Type: Review

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