Killing and latent classes of PTSD symptoms in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 344-348

  Maguen, Shira ^a   Madden, Erin ^a   Bosch, Jeane ^a   Galatzer Levy, Isaac ^b   Knight, Sara J ^a,d   Litz, Brett T ^c   Marmar, Charles R ^b   McCaslin, Shannon E ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Killing; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Trauma; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ANGER; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ANGER; COMBAT DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 84873195290     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.08.021     Document Type: Article

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