Engagement in mental health treatment among veterans returning from Iraq

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 45-49

  Stecker, Tracy ^a,b   Fortney, John ^c,d   Hamilton, Francis ^a,b   Sherbourne, Cathy D ^e   Ajzen, Icek ^f  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Treatment seeking behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954597715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s7368     Document Type: Article

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