The latent structure of posttraumatic stress disorder: A taxometric investigation of reactions to extreme stress

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 290-301

  Ruscio, Ayelet Meron ^a   Rusciob, John ^b   Keane, Terence M ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBAT DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VETERANS;

EID: 0036231031     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.111.2.290     Document Type: Article

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