Post-traumatic and psychiatric symptoms among young earthquake survivors in primary care camp hospital

European Journal of Inflammation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-44

  Pollice, Rocco ^a   Bianchini, V ^a   Marola, V ^a   Verni, L ^a   Mauro, S D I ^a   Ussorio, D ^a   Cavicchio, A ^a   Ortenzi, R ^a   Roncone, R ^a   Casacchia, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Post traumatic stress disorder; Primary care; Psychiatric morbidity; Young people

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERSONALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SLEEP DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 81755169962     PISSN: 1721727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1721727X1100900106     Document Type: Article

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