General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 51-57 , January 2011

Epidemiology of psychiatric disorders sustained by a U.S. Army brigade combat team during the Iraq War

  • Gens P. Goodman, D.O.

      Affiliations

    • William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX 79920, USA
    • ,
  • Kent J. DeZee, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
    • ,
  • Rob Burks, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943, USA
    • ,
  • Brian R. Waterman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX 79920, USA
    • ,
  • Philip J. Belmont Jr., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX 79920, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX 79920, USA. Tel.: +1 915 569 2288; fax: +1 915 569 3382.

Received 30 May 2010 ,Accepted 12 October 2010.

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☆ Disclaimer: The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Department of Defense or U.S. government. The authors are employees of the U.S. government.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.10.007

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