Psychological resilience in older U.S. veterans: Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 432-443

  Pietrzak, Robert H ^a   Cook, Joan M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; epidemiology; posttraumatic stress disorder; resilience; veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; COMMUNITY INTEGRATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MARRIAGE; MILITARY SERVICE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84876921052     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22083     Document Type: Article

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