Differentiating posttraumatic stress between elderly and younger residents

Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 164-173

  Chung, Man Cheung ^a   Dennis, Ian ^a   Easthope, Yvette ^b   Farmer, Steven ^c   Werrett, Julie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RAILWAY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISASTERS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 22944441025     PISSN: 00332747     EISSN: 1943281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2005.68.2.164     Document Type: Article

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