Trauma, PTSD and personality: The relationship between prolonged traumatization and personality impairments

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-340

  Daud, Atia ^a   Klinteberg, Britt Af ^b   Rydelius, Per Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childhood trauma; Personality; Post traumatic stress disorder; Prolonged traumatisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; IRAQ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ARABS; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 49749130875     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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