Family Functioning Predicts Outcomes for Veterans in Treatment for Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 531-539

  Evans, Lynette ^a   Cowlishaw, Sean ^a   Hopwood, Malcolm ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

family functioning; posttraumatic stress; veterans

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY CONFLICT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBAT DISORDERS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS; VICTORIA;

EID: 68949207062     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015877     Document Type: Article

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