Veterans health administration mental health treatment settings of patients who report military sexual trauma

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 232-243

  Valdez, Courtney ^a   Kimerling, Rachel ^a   Hyun, Jenny K ^a   Mark, Hanna F ^a   Saweikis, Meghan ^a   Pavao, Joanne ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health care; Mental health utilization; Military sexual trauma; MST; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL CRIME; VETERANS HEALTH;

AMBULATORY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERANS;

EID: 79957588072     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2011.551510     Document Type: Article

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