Demographic and clinical characteristics of UK military veterans attending a psychological therapies service

BJPsych Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 270-275

  Giebel, Clarissa M ^a   Clarkson, Paul ^a   Challis, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY; ARMY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERAN; ANXIETY DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MILITARY SERVICE; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84973532129     PISSN: 20564694     EISSN: 20564708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.113.046474     Document Type: Article

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