Reintegration problems and treatment interests among Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans receiving VA medical care

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 589-597

  Sayer, Nina A ^a   Noorbaloochi, Siamak ^a   Frazier, Patricia ^b   Carlson, Kathleen ^a   Amy, Gravely ^a   Murdoch, Maureen ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; DRIVING ABILITY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; IRAQ; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SELF CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN; WAR; YOGA;

EID: 77953188115     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.6.589     Document Type: Article

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