Phenomenology and psychological assessment of complex posttraumatic states

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 401-412

  Briere, John ^a,c   Spinazzola, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^c LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOMENOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; LIFE EVENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 33746451568     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20048     Document Type: Article

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