Posttraumatic stress reactions in siblings after mutual disaster: Relevance of family factors

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 278-281

  Nygaard, Egil ^a   Jensen, Tine K ^b   Dyb, Grete ^b  

^a Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DISASTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIBLING; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TRAVEL; TSUNAMI;

ADOLESCENT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; SIBLINGS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRAVEL; TSUNAMIS;

EID: 77954559282     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20511     Document Type: Article

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