Symptoms of combat related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been reported extensively in Vietnam veterans. A few of these studies have reported situations in which PTSD has been reactivated in veterans with a history of PTSD. The present study reports the effects of media coverage of the Gu
The effects of combat on the normal personality: War neurosis in Vietnam returnees
β Scribed by Jesse O. Cavenar Jr.; James L. Nash
- Book ID
- 117083034
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 879 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-8384
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