PTSD severity and cognitive reactions to trauma among a college sample: An exploratory study

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 23-36

  Owens, Gina P ^a   Chard, Kathleen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive distortions; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BATTERING; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS SCALE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GANG; HATE; HELPLESSNESS; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SYMPTOM SCALE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; RATING SCALE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VETERAN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33749527251     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v13n02_02     Document Type: Article

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