Psychological effects of 'weapons of mass disruption'

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 679-786

  Pastel, Ross H ^a,b  

^a Dept of Immunol and Molec Biology Bldg 1425 U States Army Med R   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DEPRESSION; DISASTER; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TERRORISM;

EID: 4944236949     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-20040901-13     Document Type: Review

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