Embedded journalists in the Iraq war: Are they at greater psychological risk?

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-132

  Feinstein, Anthony ^a   Nicolson, Dawn ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WAR; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; JOURNALISM; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WAR;

EID: 33749167279     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20020     Document Type: Article

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