Effects of exposure to death in a war mortuary on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms of intrusion and avoidance

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 44-48

  McCarroll, James E ^a,d   Ursano, Robert J ^a   Fullerton, Carol S ^a   Liu, Xian ^a,b   Lundy, Allan ^c  

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

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; POSTHUMOUS CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; WAR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTUARY PRACTICE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; WAR;

EID: 0035155014     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200101000-00008     Document Type: Article

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