Posttraumatic stress disorder and community violence: An update for nurse practitioners

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 535-541

  Blizzard, Sarah J ^a   Kemppainen, Jeanne ^b,c   Taylor, Julie ^b  

^a New Hanover Health Care Network   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Community; Mental health; Nurse practitioners; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PREVALENCE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70349673057     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00442.x     Document Type: Article

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