Latent Classes of PTSD Symptoms in Vietnam Veterans

Behavior Modification

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 857-874

  Steenkamp, Maria M ^a,g   Nickerson, Angela ^a,b   Maguen, Shira ^c,d   Dickstein, Benjamin D ^a,e   Nash, William P ^f   Litz, Brett T ^a,g,h  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^g Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center   (United States)

^h BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

latent class; PTSD; veterans; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867689356     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445512450908     Document Type: Article

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