Positive Adaptation to Trauma: Wisdom as Both Process and Outcome

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 601-610

  Linley, P Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Positive adaptation; Trauma; Wisdom

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AFFECT; COGNITION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MORALITY; PHILOSOPHY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; COGNITION; EUROPE; HUMANS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0346751995     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOTS.0000004086.64509.09     Document Type: Review

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