The importance of four-factor emotional numbing and dysphoria models in PTSD

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 726-727

  Pietrzak, Robert H ^a   Southwick, Steven M ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYSPHORIA; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOOD DISORDERS; REFUGEES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 66949169217     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09010032     Document Type: Letter

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