A personal sensitization factor (PSF) mediating between life events and post-traumatic psychiatric or psychosomatic disease in adult life

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 137-148

  De Graaf, Theo K ^b   Van Der Molen, Gjalt M ^a  

^a Med Dept Pensioen Uitkeringsraad   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOSOMATICS; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0029737379     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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