Scanning for danger: Readjustment to the noncombat environment

Living and Surviving in Harm's Way: A Psychological Treatment Handbook for Pre- and Post-Deployment of Military Personnel

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 123-146

  Conoscenti, Lauren M ^a   Vine, Vera ^b   Papa, Anthony ^c   Litz, Brett T ^a,d,e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203893906     Document Type: Chapter

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