Gender related correlates of posttraumatic stress symptoms in a world trade center tragedy sample

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-24

  Sciancalepore, Roseann ^a,b   Motta, Robert W ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hofstra University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; PTSD; September 11; World Trade Center

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERRORISM; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TERRORISM;

EID: 1942536035     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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