The impact of PTSD symptoms on physical and mental health functioning in returning veterans

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 310-317

  Asnaani, Anu ^a,b   Reddy, Madhavi K ^a,b,c   Shea, M Tracie ^a,b  

^a PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Physical health; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICIAN ADMINISTERED POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SCALE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VETERAN;

MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; VETERANS;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VETERANS;

EID: 84896119416     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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