Post traumatic stress spectrum and maladaptive behaviours (drug abuse included) after catastrophic events: L'Aquila 2009 earthquake as case study

Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 95-104

  Dell'Osso, Liliana ^a   Carmassi, Claudia ^a   Conversano, Ciro ^a   Massimetti, Gabriele ^a   Corsi, Martina ^a   Stratta, Paolo ^b   Akiskal, Kareen K ^c   Rossi, Alessandro ^b   Akiskal, Hagop S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Earthquake; Exposure; Gender; L'Aquila; PTSD; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NATURAL DISASTER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 84871628039     PISSN: 15921638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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