Posttraumatic stress disorder involves disrupted anxiety-buffer mechanisms

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 819-841

  Kesebir, Pelin ^a   Luszczynska, Aleksandra ^b   Pyszczynski, Tom ^a   Benight, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

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EID: 80054738670     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2011.30.8.819     Document Type: Article

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