Psychological and marital distress in spouses of Vietnam veterans: Importance of spouses' perceptions

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 743-750

  Renshaw, Keith D ^a,b   Rodebaugh, Thomas L ^c   Rodrigues, Camila S ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marital relationship; Military personnel; Posttraumatic; Stress disorders; War

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SELF REPORT; SEXUALITY; SPOUSE; SYMPTOM; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; COMBAT DISORDERS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPOUSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 77955581296     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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