Exploring positive pathways to care for members of the UK armed forces receiving treatment for PTSD: A qualitative study

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL, 2014, Pages

  Murphy, Dominic ^a   Hunt, Elizabeth ^a   Luzon, Olga ^b   Greenberg, Neil ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Depression; Military health; Pathways; PTSD; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921289046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v5.21759     Document Type: Review

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