Differences in psychological effects in hospital doctors with and without post-traumatic stress disorder

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-166

  Einav, Sharon ^a   Shalev, Arieh Y ^a   Ofek, Hadas ^a   Freedman, Sara ^a   Matot, Idit ^a   Weiniger, Carolyn F ^b  

^a Department of Anesthesia ^*

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TERRORISM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 49149096310     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.051532     Document Type: Article

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