Self-reported potentially traumatic life events and symptoms of post-traumatic stress and dissociation

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-26

  Nilsson, Doris ^a   Gustafsson, Per E ^a   Svedin, Carl Göran ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Dissociation; Post traumatic stress; Traumatic life events

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76749091434     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039480903264846     Document Type: Article

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