Mental disorder comorbidity and suicide among 2.96 million men receiving care in the veterans health administration health system

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 256-263

  Conner, Kenneth R ^a,b   Bohnert, Amy S ^c,d   McCarthy, John F ^c,d   Valenstein, Marcia ^c,d   Bossarte, Robert ^a,b   Ignacio, Rosalinda ^c   Lu, Naiji ^a,b   Ilgen, Mark A ^c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort; Comorbidity; Suicide; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84880985163     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030163     Document Type: Article

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