Posttraumatic growth as protection against suicidal ideation after deployment and combat exposure

Military Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1215-1222

  Bush, Nigel E ^a   Skopp, Nancy A ^a   Mccann, Russell ^a   Luxton, David D ^a  

^a Joint Base Lewis McChord   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80355126303     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-11-00018     Document Type: Article

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