A qualitative study of determinants of PTSD treatment initiation in veterans

Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 238-255

  Sayer, Nina A ^a   Friedemann Sanchez, Greta ^a   Spoont, Michele ^a   Murdoch, Maureen ^a   Parker, Louise E ^b   Chiros, Christine ^c   Rosenheck, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota ^*

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL NETWORK; VETERAN;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 70350140214     PISSN: 00332747     EISSN: 1943281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2009.72.3.238     Document Type: Article

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