Selective numbing and hyperarousal in male and female Bosnian refugees with PTSD

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-402

  Spahic Mihajlovic, Aida ^a   Crayton, John W ^a,b   Neafsey, Edward J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Arousal; Numbing; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RATING SCALE; REFUGEE; STIMULATION;

EID: 13844252119     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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