Psychopathology, Iraq and Afghanistan service, and suicide among Veterans Health Administration patients

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 323-330

  Ilgen, Mark A ^a   McCarthy, John F ^a   Ignacio, Rosalinda V ^a   Bohnert, Amy S B ^a   Valenstein, Marcia ^a   Blow, Frederic C ^a   Katz, Ira R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

psychiatric conditions; suicide; veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; OPERATIONS ENDURING FREEDOM AND IRAQI FREEDOM; ORGANIZATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH; VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84867077095     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028266     Document Type: Article

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