Readiness for Change Predicts VA Mental Healthcare Utilization Among Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 165-168

  Jakupcak, Matthew ^a,b   Hoerster, Katherine D ^a,b   Blais, Rebecca K ^a,c   Malte, Carol A ^a   Hunt, Stephen ^a   Seal, Karen ^d,e  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ALCOHOLISM; COMBAT DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT DROPOUTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERANS;

EID: 84874021121     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21768     Document Type: Article

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