Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 507-514 , March 2010

Families' Perceptions of Veterans' Distress Due to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-Related Symptoms at the End of Life

  • Yesne Alici, MD

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Services Unit, Central Regional Hospital, Butner, North Carolina, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Yesne Alici, MD, Geriatric Services Unit, Central Regional Hospital, Butner, NC 27509, USA.
    • ,
  • Dawn Smith, MS

      Affiliations

    • Philadelphia VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • Hien L. Lu, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • Amos Bailey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    • ,
  • Scott Shreve, DO

      Affiliations

    • Lebanon VA Medical Center, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
    • ,
  • Kenneth Rosenfeld, MD

      Affiliations

    • VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • ,
  • Christine Ritchie, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    • ,
  • David J. Casarett, MD, MA

      Affiliations

    • Philadelphia VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

,Accepted 30 July 2009.

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 This work was supported by a Health Services Research and Development Merit Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs (Dr. Casarett) and by a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (Dr. Casarett). The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Health and Human Services.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.07.011

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 507-514 , March 2010

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