Occurrence and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in an elderly patient after a traffic accident

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-188

  Burgmer, Markus ^a   Heuft, Gereon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; AGITATION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; NECK PAIN; NIGHTMARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; DEPRESSION; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 1342284209     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1047     Document Type: Article

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