The impact of social support on the relationship between trauma history and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in motor vehicle accident victims

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-79

  Gabert Quillen, Crystal A ^a   Irish, Leah A ^a   Sledjeski, Eve ^b   Fallon, William ^c   Spoonster, Eileen ^c   Delahanty, Douglas L ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Moderation; Motor vehicle accident; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Social support; Trauma history

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874527109     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026488     Document Type: Article

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