A paradigm shift in the conceptualization of psychological trauma in the 20th century

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 164-175

  Jones, Edgar ^a   Wessely, Simon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychological trauma; Railway spine; Secondary gain; Shell shock; Traumatic neurosis; Vietnam War; War neurosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GUILT; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRISONER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SHOCK;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WAR;

EID: 33846817417     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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