MMPI profiles of acute and chronic PTSD in a civilian sample

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 817-832

  Gaston, Louise ^a   Brunet, Alain ^b   Koszycki, Diane ^c   Bradwejn, Jacques ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d McGill University ^*

Author keywords

acute; chronic; civilians; MMPI; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIVIL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANADA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MMPI; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0029992621     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02104104     Document Type: Article

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