Trauma Exposure and PTSD Symptoms in International Relief and Development Personnel

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 205-212

  Eriksson, Cynthia B ^a   Kemp, Hendrika Vande ^a   Gorsuch, Richard ^a   Hoke, Stephen ^a   Foy, David W ^b  

^a FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

^b PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

International relief and development personnel; PTSD; Social support; Trauma exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035596385     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007804119319     Document Type: Article

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