Posttraumatic stress symptoms in nonexposed, victims, and spontaneous rescuers after an avalanche

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 133-140

  Johnsen, Bjørn Helge ^a,b   Eid, Jarle ^b   Løvstad, Terje ^c   Michelsen, Leif Tore ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Royal Norwegian Naval Academy   (Norway)

^c Naval District Vestlandet ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

avalanche; coping; disaster; victims rescuers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISASTER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; VICTIM;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NATURAL DISASTERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESCUE WORK; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SNOW; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031046669     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024820716613     Document Type: Article

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