Compensation and Treatment: Disability Benefits and Outcomes of U.S. Veterans Receiving Residential PTSD Treatment

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 494-502

  Belsher, Bradley E ^a,b   Tiet, Quyen Q ^b,c,d   Garvert, Donn W ^b   Rosen, Craig S ^b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VETERANS DISABILITY CLAIMS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84867712054     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21747     Document Type: Article

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