Combat Veterans' Symptoms of PTSD and Partners' Distress: The Role of Partners' Perceptions of Veterans' Deployment Experiences

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 953-962

  Renshaw, Keith D ^a   Campbell, Sarah B ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marital relationship; Military personnel; Posttraumatic; Stress disorders; War

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84255195467     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025871     Document Type: Article

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