Investigation of exposure-symptom relationships in a context of recurrent violence

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 416-428

  Rosenberg, Anna ^a   Heimberg, Richard G ^a   Solomon, Zahava ^b   Levin, Lia ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Post traumatic stress; Terrorism; Trauma; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; STRESS; SYMPTOM; TERRORISM; UNIVERSITY; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TERRORISM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 40649108303     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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