Cognitive factors involved in the onset and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after physical or sexual assault

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 809-829

  Dunmore, Emma ^a   Clark, David M ^b   Ehlers, Anke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assault; Cognition; Maintenance; Onset; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE; THREAT; VICTIM;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033004312     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(98)00181-8     Document Type: Article

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