Post-traumatic stress spectrum in young versus middle-aged L'Aquila 2009 earthquake survivors

Journal of Psychopathology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 281-289

  Dell'Osso, L ^a   Carmassi, Claudia ^a   Massimetti, G ^a   Conversano, C ^a   Di Emidio, G ^b   Stratta, P ^b   Rossi, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Earthquake; Gender; Partial PTSD; Post traumatic spectrum symptoms; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG ABUSE; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURVIVOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAUMA AND LOSS SPECTRUM SELF REPORT;

EID: 84870913658     PISSN: 15921107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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