The role of adversity and stress in psychopathology: Some evidence and its implications for theory and research

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-19

  Dohrenwend, Bruce P ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL CLASS;

HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034152161     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2676357     Document Type: Article

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