Examining the factor structure of PTSD between male and female veterans in primary care

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 409-415

  Hall, Brian J ^a   Elhai, Jon D ^b   Grubaugh, Anouk ^c   Tuerk, Peter ^c   Magruder, Kathryn ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Gender differences; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHORIA; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL NUMBING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; VARIANCE; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 84858179289     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

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