Social desirability, psychological symptoms, and perceived health in burn injured patients

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 193, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 820-824

  Willebrand, Mimmie ^a,b   Wikehult, Björn ^a   Ekselius, Lisa ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body image; Personality; Social desirability; Trauma; Work

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY IMAGE; BURN UNITS; BURNS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 28844457978     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000188976.84146.c3     Document Type: Article

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