Association of life threat and betrayal with posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 408-415

  Kelley, Lance P ^a,b   Weathers, Frank W ^a   Mason, Elizabeth A ^a   Pruneau, Genevieve M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b McLennan County Medical Education and Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISASTER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864768731     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21727     Document Type: Article

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