The injured mind in the UK Armed Forces

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 366, Issue 1562, 2011, Pages 261-267

  Greenberg, N ^a   Jones, E ^a   Jones, N ^a   Fear, N T ^a   Wessely, S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Military health; Post traumatic stress disorder; Stigma; Trauma risk management

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ARMED FORCES; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAR;

AFGHANISTAN; IRAQ;

EID: 79251515787     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0210     Document Type: Conference Paper

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