Type d personality, temperament, and mental health in military personnel awaiting deployment

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-138

  Mommersteeg, Paula M C ^a,b   Denollet, Johan ^a   Kavelaars, Annemieke ^b   Geuze, Elbert ^c   Vermetten, Eric ^c   Heijnen, Cobi J ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c Ministerie van Defensie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mental health; Pre deployment; Risk factors; Temperament; Type D; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79960179701     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-010-9096-7     Document Type: Article

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