Military Sexual Assault, Gender, and PTSD Treatment Outcomes of U.S. Veterans

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 92-101

  Tiet, Quyen Q ^a,b,d   Leyva, Yani E ^a   Blau, Kathy ^c   Turchik, Jessica A ^a,d   Rosen, Craig S ^a,d  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; SOLDIER; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84927177372     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21992     Document Type: Article

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