Predictors of Treatment Interest and Treatment Initiation in a VA Outpatient Trauma Services Program Providing Evidence-Based Care

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 695-702

  Lamp, Kristen ^a   Maieritch, Kelly P ^b   Winer, E Samuel ^c   Hessinger, Jonathan D ^b   Klenk, Megan ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VETERAN; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GULF WAR; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 84920111029     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21975     Document Type: Article

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