Psychological debriefing for road traffic accident victims. Three-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 176, Issue JUN., 2000, Pages 589-593

  Mayou, R A ^a   Ehlers, A ^a   Hobbs, M ^a  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL DEBRIEFING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034129770     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.176.6.589     Document Type: Article

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