Reliability of reports of violent victimization and posttraumatic stress disorder among men and women with serious mental illness

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 587-599

  Goodman, Lisa A ^a   Thompson, Kim M ^a   Weinfurt, Kevin ^b   Corl, Susan ^c   Acker, Pat ^c   Mueser, Kim T ^d   Rosenberg, Stanley D ^d  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Measures; Reliability; Schizophrenia; Serious mental illness; Trauma exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033379830     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024708916143     Document Type: Article

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