Fear of emotion as a moderator between PTSD and firefighter social interactions

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 444-450

  Farnsworth, Jacob K ^a   Sewell, Kenneth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051892663     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20657     Document Type: Article

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