Posttraumatic stress disorder in DSM-5: Estimates of prevalence and symptom structure in a nonclinical sample of college students

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-64

  Elhai, Jon D ^a   Miller, Megan E ^a   Ford, Julian D ^b   Biehn, Tracey L ^a   Palmieri, Patrick A ^c   Frueh, B Christopher ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Depression; Diagnosis; DSM 5; Emotional trauma; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84855490453     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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