Deployment-Related TBI, Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms, PTSD, and Depression in OEF/OIF Veterans

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 340-350

  Morissette, Sandra B ^a,b   Woodward, Matthew ^a   Kimbrel, Nathan A ^a,b   Meyer, Eric C ^a,b   Kruse, Marc I ^a,b   Dolan, Sara ^c   Gulliver, Suzy Bird ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Postconcussive symptoms; PTSD; TBI; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 83155193239     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: 19391544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025462     Document Type: Article

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