Trauma reactivity, avoidant coping, and PTSD symptoms: A moderating relationship?

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 240-246

  Pineles, Suzanne L ^a   Mostoufi, Sheeva M ^b   Ready, C Beth ^b   Street, Amy E ^a   Griffin, Michael G ^c   Resick, Patricia A ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Coping; Heart rate; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 79951540391     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022123     Document Type: Article

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