Posttraumatic stress disorder caused by hallucinations and delusions experienced in delirium

Psychosomatics

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 436-439

  DiMartini, Andrea ^a   Dew, Mary Amanda ^a   Kormos, Robert ^a   McCurry, Kenneth ^a   Fontes, Paulo ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER;

EID: 34548262694     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.48.5.436     Document Type: Letter

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