Anger, dissociation, and PTSD among male veterans entering into PTSD treatment

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 271-278

  Kulkarni, Madhur ^a   Porter, Katherine E ^a   Rauch, Sheila A M ^a,b  

^a VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Dissociation; PTSD; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SLEEP AROUSAL DISORDER; THOUGHT DISORDER; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 84856261975     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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