Making meaning of trauma: Trauma exposure doesn't tell the whole story

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 65-72

  Cromer, Lisa DeMarni ^a   Smyth, Joshua M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Meaning; Post traumatic cognitions; PTSD; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE;

EID: 77954689629     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: 15733564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10879-009-9130-8     Document Type: Article

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