The impact of PTSD on veterans' family relationships: An interpretative phenomenological inquiry

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 838-847

  Ray, Susan L ^a   Vanstone, Meredith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emotional numbing; Families; Healing; Military; Phenomenology; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FAMILY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VETERAN;

ADULT; FAMILY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 67349151068     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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