Social support moderates posttraumatic stress and general distress after disaster

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 721-727

  Arnberg, Filip K ^a   Hultman, Christina M ^b   Michel, Per Olof ^a   Lundin, Tom ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISASTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 84870758142     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21758     Document Type: Article

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