PTSD risk and mental health care engagement in a multi-war era community sample of women veterans

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 894-900

  Washington, Donna L ^a,b,d   Davis, Teri D ^a   Der Martirosian, Claudia ^a   Yano, Elizabeth M ^a,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

mental health services; post traumatic stress disorder; utilization; veterans; Veterans hospitals; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORBIDITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VETERANS HEALTH; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879554256     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2303-2     Document Type: Article

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