HIV and PTSD: A confirmatory factor analysis of the PCL screening instrument

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-164

  Auerbach, Charles ^a   Beckerman, Nancy L ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessing PTSD; Confirmatory factor analysis; PTSD and HIV; PTSD measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952671527     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2011.547452     Document Type: Article

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