Epidemiology and presentation of post-traumatic disorders

Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 225-227

  Klein, Susan ^b   Alexander, David A ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

epidemiology; non PTSD conditions; PTSD; stress related disorders; trauma; vulnerability factors

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HOPELESSNESS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LIFE EVENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WAR;

EID: 33845369488     PISSN: 14761793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.mppsy.2006.04.009     Document Type: Review

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