Predicting persistent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in UK military personnel who served in Iraq: A longitudinal study

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1191-1198

  Rona, Roberto J ^a   Jones, Margaret ^a   Sundin, Josefin ^a   Goodwin, Laura ^a   Hull, Lisa ^a   Wessely, Simon ^a   Fear, Nicola T ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic PTSD; Likelihood ratios; Military personnel; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARMY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IRAQ; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; PARENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84864383731     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.05.009     Document Type: Article

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