Prevalence of and factors associated with subclinical posttraumatic stress symptoms and ptsd in urban and rural areas of Montana: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 403-412

  Erickson, Lance D ^a   Hedges, Dawson W ^a   Call, Vaughn R A ^a   Bair, Byron ^b,c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Posttraumatic stress; Risk protective factors; Social determinants of health; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK/PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VETERAN;

MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS; RISK/PROTECTIVE FACTORS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; VETERANS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTANA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84884986728     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12017     Document Type: Article

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