Personality dispositions in the prediction of posttraumatic stress reactions

Psychological Reports

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 569-580

  Aidman, E V ^a,c   Kollaras Mitsinikos, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b University of Bellarat

^c 75 Labs   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; STATISTICS; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TEMPERAMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS; VICTORIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33751523246     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.99.2.569-580     Document Type: Article

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