Posttraumatic stress disorder and older women

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 103-117

  Franco, Miriam ^a  

^a IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; PTSD; Trauma; Traumatic reactions; Women

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34250891506     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v19n01_07     Document Type: Article

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