A review of acute stress reactions among victims of violence: Implications for early intervention

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 293-306

  Gore Felton, Cheryl ^a   Gill, Michele ^a   Koopman, Cheryl ^a   Spiegel, David ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stress disorder; Trauma symptoms; Treatment; Violence

Indexed keywords

ASSAULT; CIVIL DISORDER; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RAPE; REVIEW; THREAT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0032980529     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(98)00002-0     Document Type: Review

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