Correlates of anger and hostility in Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 167, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1051-1058

  Elbogen, Eric B ^a,b,c,d   Wagner, H Ryan ^a,b,c,d   Fuller, Sara R ^a,b,c,d   Calhoun, Patrick S ^a,b,c,d   Kinneer, Patricia M ^a,b,c,d   Beckham, Jean C ^a,b,c,d   Alford, Evan M ^e   Miller Mumford, Marinell ^e   Williams, Carla ^e   Fernandez, Antony ^f   Lumpkin, Robin J ^f   Friedman, Jacqueline ^f   Hurley, Robin A ^f   Hurt, Susan D ^f   McCormick, Cortney L ^f   Taber, Katherine H ^f   Yoash Gantz, Ruth E ^f   Biddix, Robbie ^c   Boggs, Christina ^c   Davison, Rita M ^c   Eggleston, A Meade ^c   Fairbank, John A ^c   Guerra, Vito ^c   Kirby, Angela C ^c   Kudler, Harold ^c   Hoerle, Jeffrey M ^c   Marx, Christine E ^c   McCarthy, Gregory ^c   McDonald, Scott D ^c   Moore, Scott D ^c   Morey, Raj ^c   Pannu Hayes, Jasmeet ^c   Payne, Victoria ^c   Pender, Mary C ^c   Rakip, Ann ^c   Roberts, M E ^c   Roberts, S T ^c   Strauss, Jennifer L ^c   Tupler, Larry A ^c   Straits Tröster, Kristy K ^c   Wilson, Sarah M ^c   Weiner, Richard D ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Education   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Hampton VA Medical Center   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANGER; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN; VIOLENCE; WAR; ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; COMBAT DISORDERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; LIFE EVENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ANGER; COMBAT DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011;

EID: 77956583086     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09050739     Document Type: Article

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