Veterans health administration vocational services for operation iraqi freedom/operation enduring freedom veterans with mental health conditions

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 663-670

  Twamley, Elizabeth W ^a,b   Baker, Dewleen G ^a,b   Norman, Sonya B ^a,b   Pittman, James O E ^a   Lohr, James B ^a,b   Resnick, Sandra G ^c,d  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Compensated work therapy; Depression; Employment; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Rehabilitation; Service utilization; Substance use disorder; Supported employment; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; COMPENSATED WORK THERAPY; DEPRESSION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SUBSTANCE USE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

BRAIN; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DISEASES; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETURN TO WORK; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERANS HEALTH; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; WORK CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882971206     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2012.08.0137     Document Type: Article

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