We examined the prevalence of pre- and post-combat traumatic events in the histories of 129 combat veterans referred to be evaluated for PTSD and examined the impact of these non-combat traumatic events on self-reported psychiatric symptoms. Participants were consecutive referrals to a Veterans Affa
Differentiation of depression and PTSD symptoms in combat veterans
โ Scribed by B. Christopher Frueh; Paul B. Gold; Matthew Dammeyer; Karen L. Pellegrin; Mark B. Hamner; Michael R. Johnson; Shawn P. Cahill; George W. Arana
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1091-4269
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