Comparing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder's Symptom Structure Between Deployed and Nondeployed Veterans

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Engdahl, Ryan M ^a   Elhai, Jon D ^b   Richardson, J Don ^c,d,e   Frueh, B Christopher ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Veterans Affairs Canada   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Factor structure; Military veterans; Posttraumatic stress disorder; War zone exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHORIA; EMOTIONALITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; VETERAN; WAR;

EID: 79952606689     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020045     Document Type: Article

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