Effects of litigation settlements on posttraumatic stress symptoms in motor vehicle accident victims

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 337-354

  Blanchard, Edward B ^a   Hickling, Edward J ^b   Taylor, Ann E ^a   Buckley, Todd C ^a   Loos, Warren R ^b   Walsh, Janine ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Capital Psychological Associates

Author keywords

Accident neurosis; Litigation; Motor vehicle accidents; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEUROSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; ROLE PLAYING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0031940724     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024407321677     Document Type: Article

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