Mental health experiences and needs among primary care providers treating OEF/OIF veterans: Preliminary findings from the Geisinger veterans initiative

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 161-170

  Boscarino, Joseph A ^a,b,c   Larson, Sharon ^a   Hill, Eric ^a   Ladd, Ilene ^a   Paolucci, Stephen J ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat Stress Injury; Mental Health; Needs Assessment; OEF OIF; Primary Care; PTSD; Veterans Health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMBAT DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; RURAL HEALTH; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 79955631950     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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