Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the DSM-5: Group Difference Commentary

Psychological Injury and Law

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 314-319

  Young, Gerald ^a   Johnson, Ronn ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

DSM 5; Group differences; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650300001     PISSN: 1938971X     EISSN: 19389728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12207-010-9093-9     Document Type: Article

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