Resilience: Research evidence and conceptual considerations for posttraumatic stress disorder

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-152

  Hoge, Elizabeth A ^a   Austin, Eloise D ^a   Pollack, Mark H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Hardiness; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Resilience; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CHARACTER; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RESILIENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 34047139442     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20175     Document Type: Review

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