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Intimate Partner Violence and Current Mental Health Needs Among Female Veterans

Katherine M. Iverson, Dawne Vogt, Melissa E. Dichter, S. Louisa Carpenter, Rachel Kimerling, Amy E. Street and Megan R. Gerber
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2015, 28 (6) 772-776; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.06.150154
Katherine M. Iverson
the National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, SLC, AES); the Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, AES); the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA (MED); the National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Women's Health Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (MRG); and the Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MRG).
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Dawne Vogt
the National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, SLC, AES); the Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, AES); the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA (MED); the National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Women's Health Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (MRG); and the Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MRG).
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Melissa E. Dichter
the National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, SLC, AES); the Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, AES); the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA (MED); the National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Women's Health Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (MRG); and the Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MRG).
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S. Louisa Carpenter
the National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, SLC, AES); the Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, AES); the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA (MED); the National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Women's Health Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (MRG); and the Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MRG).
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Rachel Kimerling
the National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, SLC, AES); the Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, AES); the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA (MED); the National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Women's Health Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (MRG); and the Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MRG).
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Amy E. Street
the National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, SLC, AES); the Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, AES); the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA (MED); the National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Women's Health Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (MRG); and the Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MRG).
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Megan R. Gerber
the National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, SLC, AES); the Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (KMI, DV, AES); the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA (MED); the National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA (RK); the Women's Health Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA (MRG); and the Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (MRG).
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