The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans: A meta-analysis

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 98-107

  Fulton, Jessica J ^a,b,c   Calhoun, Patrick S ^a,b,c   Wagner, H Ryan ^a,b,c   Schry, Amie R ^a,b,c   Hair, Lauren P ^a   Feeling, Nicole ^a,c   Elbogen, Eric ^a,b,d   Beckham, Jean C ^a,b,c  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Iraq; Meta analysis; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Prevalence; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; CAUCASIAN; HUMAN; IRAQ; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY SERVICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PUBLISHING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VETERAN; VETERINARY CLINIC; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION BIAS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84924662547     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.02.003     Document Type: Review

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