Somatic symptoms, somatization, and traumatic stress: An overview

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-13

  Ford, Charles V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; Combat; Dissociation; K Z syndrome; Physical symptoms; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Prisoners of war; Rape; Somatization; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOM; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0031044527     PISSN: 08039496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039489709109078     Document Type: Review

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