Assessment of changes in mental health conditions among sailors and marines during postdeployment phase

Military Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 915-921

  Sharkey, Jessica M ^a   Rennix, Christopher P ^b  

^a Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center ^*  (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WAR;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051631741     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00366     Document Type: Article

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