PTSD in the military: Special considerations for understanding prevalence, pathophysiology and treatment following deployment

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Yehuda, Rachel ^a,b   Vermetten, Eric ^c,d,e   McFarlane, Alexander C ^f   Lehrner, Amy ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ARQ PSYCHOTRAUMA EXPERT GROUP   (Netherlands)

^e Research Center Military Mental Health Care   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Combat; Deployment; Military; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Prevalence; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924749235     PISSN: 20008198     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v5.25322     Document Type: Article

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