The relationship between self-disclosure and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in peacekeepers deployed to Somalia

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-210

  Bolton, Elisa E ^a,c   Glenn, D Michael ^b   Orsillo, Susan ^c   Roemer, Lizabeth ^d   Litz, Brett T ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Peacekeeping; Self disclosure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORKER; SOLDIER; SOMALIA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOMALIA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WAR;

EID: 0037904387     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023754820991     Document Type: Conference Paper

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