Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and the Clapham rail accident

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 171, Issue NOV., 1997, Pages 478-482

  Selley, Carolyn ^a,b   King, Elizabeth ^a   Peveler, Robert ^a   Osola, Karen ^a   Martin, Nick ^a   Thompson, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RAILWAY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030724924     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.171.5.478     Document Type: Article

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