Adverse childhood experiences and the mental health of veterans

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 23-26

  McGuinness, Teena M ^a,c   Waldrop, Jessica R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84947074660     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20150527-55     Document Type: Article

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