Posttraumatic anger in crime victims: Directed at the perpetrator and at the self

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-161

  Orth, Ulrich ^a   Maercker, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; CRIME; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL CRIME; SYMPTOM; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGER; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249139119     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20392     Document Type: Article

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