Characteristics and treatment preferences of people with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder: An internet survey

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Spence, Jay ^a,b   Titov, Nickolai ^a,b   Solley, Karen ^a,b   Dear, Blake F ^a,b   Johnston, Luke ^a,b   Wootton, Bethany ^a,b   Kemp, Alice ^a,b   Andrews, Gavin ^a,b   Zou, Judy ^a   Lorian, Carolyn ^a,b   Choi, Isabella ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AWARENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; FIRE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNET; INTERNET BASED THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; NATURAL DISASTER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ASSAULT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SEXUAL CRIME; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOM; VIOLENT DEATH; WAR; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960474035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021864     Document Type: Article

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