Relationship of screen-based symptoms for mild traumatic brain injury and mental health problems in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans: Distinct or overlapping symptoms?

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1115-1126

  Maguen, Shira ^a,b,c   Lau, Karen M ^a   Madden, Erin ^a   Seal, Karen ^a,b,c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Factor analysis; Hypervigilance; Insomnia; Mental health; OIF OEF; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Screen; Traumatic brain injury; Veteran

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; HYPERVIGILANCE; INSOMNIA; MENTAL HEALTH; OIF/OEF; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SCREEN; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; VETERAN;

DISEASES; FACTOR ANALYSIS;

BRAIN;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; AGED; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERVIGILANCE; IRAQ; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ANXIETY; BRAIN INJURIES; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868152755     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.02.0015     Document Type: Article

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