Back to where it happened: Self-reported symptom improvement of tsunami survivors who returned to the disaster area

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 59-63

  Heir, Trond ^a   Weisæth, Lars ^a  

^a Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies   (Norway)

Author keywords

antiphobic training; disaster; post traumatic stress disorder; re exposure; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STANDARD; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746080931     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00003368     Document Type: Article

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