Effects of posttraumatic stress and acculturation on marital functioning in Bosnian refugee couples

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 205-217

  Spasojević, Jelena ^a   Heffer, Robert W ^a   Snyder, Douglas K ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Bosnian refugees; Marital functioning; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REFUGEE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGED; BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; CHICAGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFUGEES; SPOUSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TEXAS; WAR;

EID: 0034031242     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007750410122     Document Type: Article

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