Posttraumatic stress disorder and psychiatric co-morbidity: Symptoms in a random sample of female Bosnian refugees

European Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-164

  Sundquist, Kristina ^a   Johansson, Leena Maria ^a   DeMarinis, Valeri ^b   Johansson, Sven Erik ^a   Sundquist, Jan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bosnian refugees; Mental health; PTSD; Random sample

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REFUGEE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 15744373150     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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