Psychological predictors of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder after motor vehicle accidents

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 508-519

  Ehlers, Anke ^a,b   Mayou, Richard A ^a   Bryant, Bridget ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0031824592     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.107.3.508     Document Type: Article

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