The Role of Religious Orientations in Youth's Posttraumatic Symptoms After Exposure to Terror

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 687-699

  Laufer, Avital ^a   Solomon, Zahava ^b  

^a Natanya Academic College   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescence; PTSD; Religion; Terror

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; TERRORISM;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; ISRAEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TERRORISM;

EID: 80052641198     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-009-9270-x     Document Type: Article

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