Delayed-onset PTSD in Israeli combat veterans: Correlates, clinical picture, and controversy

Future Directions in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 97-129

  Horesh, Danny ^a,b   Solomon, Zahava ^c   Keinan, Giora ^c   Ein Dor, Tsachi ^d  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Combat stress reaction; Military psychiatry; Psychological resources; PTSD; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944038892     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-7522-5_5     Document Type: Chapter

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