PTSD reactions and coping responses of American Airlines flight attendants who were former employees of Trans World Airlines: Further support of a psychological contagion effect

Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 144-153

  Lating, Jeffrey M ^a   Sherman, Martin F ^a   Peragine, Traci F ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Flight attendants; Psychological contagion; PTSD; September 11; Terrorist attacks

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646167729     PISSN: 14743310     EISSN: 14743329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brief-treatment/mhj016     Document Type: Article

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