Extent of victimization, traumatic stress symptoms, and adjustment of terrorist assault survivors: A long-term follow-up

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 881-889

  Desivilya, Helena Syna ^a   Gal, Reuven ^a   Ayalon, Ofra ^b  

^a Israeli Inst for Military Studies   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Extent of victimization; Long term effects; Traumatic experience

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PRISONERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0029855947     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.2490090416     Document Type: Article

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