Reported barriers to mental health care in three samples of U.S. Army National Guard soldiers at three time points

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 406-414

  Valenstein, Marcia ^a,b   Gorman, Lisa ^c   Blow, Adrian J ^d   Ganoczy, Dara ^a   Walters, Heather ^a   Kees, Michelle ^b   Pfeiffer, Paul N ^a,b   Kim, H Myra ^a,e   Lagrou, Robert ^f   Wadsworth, Shelley Macdermid ^g   Rauch, Sheila A M ^a,b   Dalack, Gregory W ^b  

^a Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Michigan Public Health Institute   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Center for Statistical Consultation and Research   (United States)

^f Henry Ford Kingsdale Hospital Ferndale   (United States)

^g PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREER MOBILITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOLDIER; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL STIGMA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906482908     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21942     Document Type: Article

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