Posttraumatic distress in security guards and the various effects of social support

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1239-1246

  Declercq, Frédéric ^a   Vanheule, Stijn ^a   Markey, Samuel ^a   Willemsen, Jochem ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Distress; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Social support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SECURITY MEASURES; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 37149021944     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20426     Document Type: Article

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