Distress experienced by participants during an epidemiological survey of posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 465-471

  Parslow, Ruth A ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a   O'Toole, Brian I ^b   Marshall, Richard P ^a   Grayson, David A ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiological surveys; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychological distress; Vietnam veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOLDIER; WAR;

ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VETERANS;

EID: 0033860070     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007785308422     Document Type: Article

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