Mental health treatment access and quality in the army: Survey of mental health clinicians

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 448-459

  West, Joyce C ^a,b   Wilk, Joshua E ^b   Duffy, Farifteh F ^a   Kuramoto, S Janet ^a   Rae, Donald S ^a   Mos̈cicki, Eve K ^a   Hoge, Charles W ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Mental health; Military; Quality; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARMY; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CASE MANAGEMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY SERVICE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICIAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RESTLESSNESS; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84915763771     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: 15381145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000456593.58739.61     Document Type: Article

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