Epidemiology and presentation of post-traumatic disorders

Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 282-287

  Klein, Susan ^a   Alexander, David A ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adults; children; co morbidity; community based prevalence; disasters; epidemiology; post traumatic stress disorder; resilience; trauma; vulnerability factors

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISASTER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHOBIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SAMPLING; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 67651093958     PISSN: 14761793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mppsy.2009.05.001     Document Type: Review

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