Type D personality and posttraumatic stress disorder in victims of violence: A cross-sectional exploration

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-22

  Kunst, M J J ^a   Bogaerts, S ^a   Winkel, F W ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

PTSD; Type D Personality; Violent Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78651351711     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.698     Document Type: Article

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