Peritraumatic dissociation and posttraumatic stress disorder following motor vehicle accidents

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 156, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1808-1810

  Ursano, Robert J ^a   Fullerton, Carol S ^b   Epstein, Richard S ^b   Crowley, Brian ^b   Vance, Kelley ^b   Kao, Tzu Cheg ^b   Baum, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0032702919     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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