The Impact of Patriotism, Morale, and Unit Cohesion on Mental Health in Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

Traumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Whitesell, Allison A ^a   Owens, Gina P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

combat; distress; military veterans; morale; patriotism; posttraumatic stress disorder; unit cohesion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858715923     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534765610395625     Document Type: Article

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