Substance use and posttraumatic stress disorder severity and their relationship to intimate partner violence in veterans

Brousseau, Koriann E.

Friday, March 30, 2012: 10:20 AM-10:40 AM

Yerba Buena Salon 7 (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)

Speaker:
Koriann E. Brousseau, BCJ, VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Author:
April A. Gerlock, PhD, ARNP, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, University of Washington, School of Nursing

Presentation Format:
Poster

Description:
An exploration of substance use and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and their association with intimate partner violence in Veterans. Data were collected from individual interviews and questionnaires with 441 Veterans and their partners randomly selected from mental health outpatient clinics in the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System and the Vet Center.