Troublesome triad: Trauma, insomnia, and alcohol

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 376-381

  Lande, R Gregory ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; Insomnia; military; trauma

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRAQ; MALE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SLEEP AROUSAL DISORDER;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ALCOHOLISM; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84871976034     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2012.735569     Document Type: Article

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