Trauma coping strategies and psychological distress: A meta-analysis

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 977-988

  Littleton, Heather ^a   Horsley, Samantha ^a   John, Siji ^a   Nelson, David V ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 38049068122     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20276     Document Type: Article

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