Temperamental traits and severity of PTSD symptoms

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 257-267

  Zawadzki, Bogdan ^a   Popiel, Agnieszka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Risk factors; Temperament; Traffic accident

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872947920     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: 21512299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001/a000074     Document Type: Article

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