Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in worker's compensation patients attending a work rehabilitation program

International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-39

  Burgess, Ellen S ^a,b   Hibler, Russell ^a   Keegan, Donna ^a   Everly Jr , George S ^a  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

posttraumatic stress disorder; rehabilitation; work related injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGER; APATHY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0029776818     PISSN: 10689591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02213562     Document Type: Article

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