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Clinical Research Article

A latent profile analysis of PTSD symptoms among UK treatment seeking veterans

Un análisis de perfiles latentes de los síntomas de TEPT entre los veteranos que buscan tratamiento en el Reino Unido

英国寻求治疗的退伍军人中PTSD症状的潜剖面分析

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Article: 1558706 | Received 10 Jul 2018, Accepted 01 Dec 2018, Published online: 21 Jan 2019

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