The effect of sensitization and coping style on post-traumatic stress symptoms and quality of life: Two longitudinal studies

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 181-188

  Johnsen, Bjørn Helge ^c   Eid, Jarle ^a   Laberg, Jon Christian ^d   Thayer, Julian F ^b  

^a Royal Norwegian Naval Academy   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Coping style; PTSD symptoms; Quality of life; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036546874     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00285     Document Type: Article

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