Predisaster trait anxiety and negative affect predict posttraumatic stress in youths after Hurricane Katrina

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 154-159

  Weems, Carl F ^a   Pina, Armando A ^b   Costa, Natalie M ^a   Watts, Sarah E ^a   Taylor, Leslie K ^a   Cannon, Melinda F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Disasters; Generalized anxiety disorder; Hurricane Katrina; Negative affect; Posttraumatic stress; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847001664     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.75.1.154     Document Type: Article

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