Community-based wounded warrior sustainability initiative (CBWSI): An integrative medicine strategy for mitigating the effects of PTSD

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Sniezek, David P ^a  

^a District of Columbia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINERAL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; AFGHANISTAN; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; IRAQ; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOLDIER; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOM; TERRORISM; VETERAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; WAR;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MILITARY MEDICINE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 84866456567     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2012.02.0025     Document Type: Editorial

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