Anxiety sensitivity and aspects of alexithymia are independently and uniquely associated with posttraumatic distress

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-138

  Zahradnik, Marc ^a   Stewart, Sherry H ^a,b   Marshall, Grant N ^b   Schell, Terry L ^b   Jaycox, Lisa H ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; ANXIETY; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249147387     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20397     Document Type: Article

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