Peritraumatic distress predicts posttraumatic stress symptoms in older people

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1306-1307

  Bui, Eric ^a   Joubert, Séverine ^a   Manetti, Aude ^b   Camassel, Cécile ^a   Charpentier, Sandrine ^a   Ribereau Gayon, Régis ^c   Schmitt, Laurent ^a   Aouizerate, Bruno ^b   Brunet, Alain ^a,d   Birmes, Philippe ^a   Arbus, Christophe ^a  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER CHARLES PERRENS   (France)

^c BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASSAULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PERITRAUMATIC DISSOCIATIVE EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRIME VICTIMS; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 78649638484     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2445     Document Type: Letter

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