Posttraumatic stress disorder and motor vehicle accidents: A multidisciplinary overview

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 429-434

  Kuch, Klaus ^a,d   Cox, Brian J ^b   Evans, Ramon J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

accidents; assessment; disability; pain; phobias; treatment

Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; PAIN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0029834712     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379604100707     Document Type: Review

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