Implications of posttraumatic stress among military-affiliated and civilian students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 562-573

  Barry, Adam E ^a   Whiteman, Shawn D ^b   MacDermid Wadsworth, Shelley M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; combat; higher education; posttraumatic stress; service member; veteran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; STUDENT; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BINGE DRINKING; COMBAT DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SELF REPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STUDENTS; VETERANS;

EID: 84870251244     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2012.721427     Document Type: Article

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