Predictors of posttraumatic stress among victims of motor vehicle accidents

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 402-411

  Dougall, Angela Liegey ^a   Ursano, Robert J ^b   Posluszny, Donna M ^a   Fullerton, Carol S ^b   Baum, Andrew ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Social support; Stress; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0035012144     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200105000-00009     Document Type: Article

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