Spirituality and resilience in trauma victims

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 343-350

  Peres, Julio F P ^a   Moreira Almeida, Alexander ^a,b,c   Nasello, Antonia Gladys ^a   Koenig, Harold G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

PTSD; Religiousness; Resilience; Spirituality; Stress; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548234589     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-006-9103-0     Document Type: Article

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