Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 210-219 , June 2009

Posttraumatic Stress: A Concept Analysis

  • Ann Marie Nayback

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Ann Marie Nayback, MSN, FNP-C, 20910 Foothill Pine, San Antonio, TX 78259.

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 Ann Marie Nayback is Family Nurse Practitioner, a Major in the U.S. Army, and a Doctoral Student, School of Nursing, University of Texas, Austin, Texas. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the US Government.

 Conflict of interest disclosure: No relationship exists between the author and any commercial entity or product mentioned in this article that might represent a conflict of interest. No inducements have been made by any commercial entity to submit the manuscript for publication.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2008.06.001

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 210-219 , June 2009

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