Treating Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans With PTSD Who Are at High Risk for Suicide

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-97

  Jakupcak, Matthew ^a   Varra, Edward M ^a  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRAQ; PATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VETERAN;

EID: 78651066500     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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