Initial posttraumatic stress responses following motor vehicle accidents

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-234

  Bryant, Richard A ^a   Harvey, Allison G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

adjustment; incidence; motor vehicle accidents; posttraumatic stress; predictors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029924818     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02110657     Document Type: Article

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