Early psychological reactions in a group of individuals with pre-existing and enduring mental health difficulties following a major coach accident

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 430-433

  Chubb, Helen L ^a   Bisson, Jonathan I ^b  

^a Rhondda Cynon Taff CF45 4BZ   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0029759203     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.169.4.430     Document Type: Article

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