Traumatic Events Among Undergraduate Students: Prevalence and Associated Symptoms

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 450-460

  Frazier, Patricia ^a   Anders, Samantha ^a   Perera, Sulani ^a   Tomich, Patricia ^b   Tennen, Howard ^c   Park, Crystal ^d   Tashiro, Ty ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

posttraumatic stress disorder; trauma; undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650236873     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016412     Document Type: Article

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