PTSD IN THE MILITARY: PREVALENCE, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, TREATMENT The Australian Defence Force Mental Health Prevalence and Wellbeing Study: design and methods
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The Australian Defence Force Mental Health Prevalence and Wellbeing Study: design and methods
BACKGROUND The Australian Defence Force (ADF) Mental Health Prevalence and Wellbeing Study (MHPWS) is the first study of mental disorder prevalence in an entire military population. OBJECTIVE The MHPWS aims to establish mental disorder prevalence, refine current ADF mental health screening methods, and identify specific occupational factors that influence mental health. This paper describes t...
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تاریخ انتشار 2017