Acute stress disorder, alcohol use, and perception of safety among hospital staff after the sniper attacks

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1383-1387

  Grieger, Thomas A ^a   Fullerton, Carol S ^a   Ursano, Robert J ^a   Reeves, James J ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERRORISM; THREAT; UNITED STATES;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMICIDE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0141669106     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.10.1383     Document Type: Article

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