Effectiveness of providing self-help information following acute traumatic injury: Randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 187, Issue JULY, 2005, Pages 76-82

  Turpin, Graham ^a   Downs, Maria ^b   Mason, Suzanne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF HELP; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CARE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 22344444802     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.187.1.76     Document Type: Article

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