Symptom structure of posttraumatic stress disorder in a nationally representative sample

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 626-641

  McWilliams, Lachlan A ^a   Cox, Brian J ^a   Asmundson, Gordon J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Factor structure; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYSPHORIA; EXPERIENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARESTHESIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20144371354     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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