Posttraumatic stress disorder associated with combat service in Iraq or Afghanistan: Reconciling prevalence differences between studies

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 444-450

  Kok, Brian C ^a   Herrell, Richard K ^a   Thomas, Jeffrey L ^a   Hoge, Charles W ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Iraq; meta analysis; military; Posttraumatic stress disorder; prevalence; PTSD

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARMY; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IRAQ; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCINFO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84861025887     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3182532312     Document Type: Article

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