Betrayal Trauma: Associations With Psychological and Physical Symptoms in Young Adults

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 547-567

  Goldsmith, Rachel E ^a   Freyd, Jennifer J ^b   DePrince, Anne P ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

alexithymia; betrayal trauma; depression; health; traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857431798     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260511421672     Document Type: Article

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