Posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans and military personnel: Epidemiology, screening, and case recognition

Psychological Services

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 361-382

  Gates, Margaret A ^a   Holowka, Darren W ^b,c   Vasterling, Jennifer J ^b,c   Keane, Terence M ^b,c   Marx, Brian P ^b,c   Rosen, Raymond C ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Military personnel; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Screening; Veterans

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MASS SCREENING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBAT DISORDERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 84864781612     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027649     Document Type: Review

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