The impact of social support on psychological distress for U.S. Afghanistan/Iraq era veterans with PTSD and other psychiatric diagnoses

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 217, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 86-92

  Brancu, Mira ^a,b,c   Thompson, NiVonne L ^e,f   Beckham, Jean C ^a,b,c   Green, Kimberly T ^c   Calhoun, Patrick S ^a,b,c   Elbogen, Eric B ^a,b,d   Robbins, Allison T ^a,b   Fairbank, John A ^a,b,c   Wagner, H Ryan ^a,b,c   Brooks, Angela ^b   Hoerle, Jeffrey M ^b   Kudler, Harold ^b   Marx, Christine E ^b   Moore, Scott ^b   Morey, Rajendra ^b   Kristy A Straits Troster, ^b   Strauss, Jennifer L ^b   Tupler, Larry A ^b   Weiner, Richard D ^b   Fernandez, Antony ^g   Pickett, Treven ^g   McDonald, Scott D ^g   McGuire, Hunter Holmes ^g   Hurley, Robin ^g   Taber, Katherine H ^g   RuthYoash Gantz, ^g   Miller, Marinell ^h,i   SarahIngle, ^h,i   more..

^a VA Mid Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e HUNTER HOLMES MCGUIRE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h Hampton VA Medical Center   (United States)

ⁱ YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interview; Mental disorders; Posttraumatic; Psychological; Psychosocial support systems; Resilience; Veterans health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DSM-IV-TR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAQ; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AFGHANISTAN; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84899946174     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.02.025     Document Type: Article

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