The impact of killing on mental health symptoms in Gulf War veterans

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-26

  Maguen, Shira ^a,b   Vogt, Dawne S ^a,c   King, Lynda A ^a,c   King, Daniel W ^a,c   Litz, Brett T ^a,c   Knight, Sara J ^a,b   Marmar, Charles R ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; gulf war; killing; PTSD; veterans

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953905714     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019897     Document Type: Article

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