Different types of exposure to the 2004 tsunami are associated with different levels of psychological distress and posttraumatic stress

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 463-470

  Wahlström, Lars ^a   Michélsen, Hans ^a   Schulman, Abbe ^a   Backheden, Magnus ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; TIDAL WAVES; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; TRAVEL; TSUNAMI;

EID: 61749091719     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20360     Document Type: Conference Paper

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