Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Obesity. Evidence for a Risk Association

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Perkonigg, Axel ^a,b   Owashi, Toshimi ^b,c   Stein, Murray B ^d   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^a   Wittchen, Hans Ulrich ^a,b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^c SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUNICH COMPOSITE INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57549098421     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.09.026     Document Type: Article

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