Anger, hostility, and posttraumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed adults: A meta-analysis

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 698-706

  Orth, Ulrich ^a   Wieland, Elias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anger; Hostility; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISASTER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EFFECT SIZE; EXPERIENCE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCINFO; RAPE; VICTIM; WAR;

ADULT; ANGER; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 33746912713     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.74.4.698     Document Type: Article

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