Self-Compassion as a Prospective Predictor of PTSD Symptom Severity Among Trauma-Exposed U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 127-133

  Hiraoka, Regina ^a,b   Meyer, Eric C ^a,b,c   Kimbrel, Nathan A ^a,d   Debeer, Bryann B ^a,b,c   Gulliver, Suzy Bird ^a,e   Morissette, Sandra B ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans ^*  (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR; WARFARE;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WARFARE;

EID: 84927151644     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21995     Document Type: Article

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