Effects of prior trauma and age on posttraumatic stress symptoms in asian and middle eastern immigrants after terrorism in the community

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 459-474

  Trautman, Richard ^a   Tucker, Phebe ^a   Pfefferbaum, Betty ^a   Lensgraf, S Jay ^a   Doughty, Debby E ^a   Buksh, Azra ^b   Miller, Peteryne D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Bombing; Immigrants; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Posttraumatic stress symptoms; Prior trauma; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE EAST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; ASIA; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ASIA; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036885747     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020828117698     Document Type: Review

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