Pilot study of internet-based early intervention for combat-related mental distress

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1175-1190

  Van Voorhees, Benjamin W ^a,b,c   Gollan, Jackie ^d   Fogel, Joshua ^e  

^a RISE Consulting   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive therapy; Combat disorders; Depressive disorder; Early intervention (education); Internet; Military personnel; Posttraumatic; Prevention and control; Stress disorders; Veteran health; Veterans

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBAT DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EARLY INTERVENTION; MILITARY PERSONNELS; POSTTRAUMATIC; PREVENTION AND CONTROLS; STRESS DISORDERS; VETERANS;

HEALTH;

INTERNET;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; IRAQ; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CHECKLIST MILITARY VERSION SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VETERAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBAT DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 84874328650     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.05.0095     Document Type: Article

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