Mental health diagnosis and occupational functioning in National Guard/Reserve veterans returning from Iraq

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1159-1170

  Erbes, Christopher R ^a,b   Kaler, Matthew E ^a   Schult, Tamara ^a,c   Polusny, Melissa A ^a,b,d   Arbisi, Paul A ^a,b,e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse or dependence; Combat deployment; Comorbidity; Depression; Employment; Mental health; National Guard; Occupational functioning; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Work role functioning

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; COMBAT DEPLOYMENT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL GUARD; OCCUPATIONAL FUNCTIONING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; WORK ROLE FUNCTIONING;

DISEASES; EMPLOYMENT;

HEALTH;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAQ; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; VETERAN; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84855898070     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.11.0212     Document Type: Article

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