Trauma narratives and emotional processing

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 503-510

  Eid, Jarle ^a   Johnsen, Bjørn Helge ^a   Saus, Evelyn Rose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Military; PTSD symptoms; Trauma narratives

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NARRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 28244485426     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2005.00482.x     Document Type: Review

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