Evaluating risk factors and possible mediation effects in posttraumatic depression and posttraumatic stress disorder comorbidity

Public Health Reports

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-209

  Chiu, Sydney ^a   Niles, Justin K ^b,c   Webber, Mayris P ^a,b,c   Zeig Owens, Rachel ^b,c   Gustave, Jackson ^a   Lee, Roy ^a   Rizzotto, Linda ^a   Kelly, Kerry J ^a   Cohen, Hillel W ^c   Prezant, David J ^a,b,c  

^a Government of New york   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TERRORISM;

EID: 79952807291     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491112600211     Document Type: Article

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