Prevention of psychiatric problems among military personnel and their spouses

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 362, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 168-170

  Friedman, Matthew J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ANXIETY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONDITIONING; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SOLDIER; SPOUSE;

EID: 74249104637     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0911108     Document Type: Editorial

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