Posttraumatic stress disorder following assault: The role of cognitive processing, trauma memory, and appraisals

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 419-431

  Halligan, Sarah L ^a,d   Michael, Tanja ^a,b   Clark, David M ^a,c   Ehlers, Anke ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECALL; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0038515686     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.71.3.419     Document Type: Article

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