Prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic growth among adult survivors one year following 2008 Sichuan earthquake

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 274-280

  Xu, Jiuping ^a   Liao, Qian ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2008 Sichuan earthquake; Adult survivors; Posttraumatic growth; PTSD symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EARTHQUAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERAROUSAL SYMPTOM; IMPACT OF EVENT SCALE REVISED; INTRUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH INVENTORY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051665986     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.03.034     Document Type: Article

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