Impact of traumatic loss on post-traumatic spectrum symptoms in high school students after the L'Aquila 2009 earthquake in Italy

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 59-64

  Dell'Osso, L ^a   Carmassi, C ^a   Massimetti, G ^a   Conversano, C ^a   Daneluzzo, E ^b   Riccardi, I ^b   Stratta, P ^b   Rossi, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Earthquake; Loss; Partial PTSD; Post traumatic spectrum symptoms; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TRAUMA AND LOSS SPECTRUM SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BEREAVEMENT; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STUDENTS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 80052508382     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.06.025     Document Type: Article

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