Stigma associated with PTSD: Perceptions of treatment seeking combat veterans

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 86-92

  Mittal, Dinesh ^a   Drummond, Karen L ^b   Blevins, Dean ^c   Curran, Geoffrey ^b   Corrigan, Patrick ^d   Sullivan, Greer ^b  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer support; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Stigma; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR; ARTICLE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84893465888     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0094976     Document Type: Article

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