Does war hurt? effects of media exposure after missile attacks on chronic pain

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-63

  Lerman, Sheera F ^a   Rudich, Zvia ^b   Shahar, Golan ^a,c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Chronic pain; Depression; Media exposure; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN CLINIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TERRORISM; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN CLINICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TELEVISION; TERRORISM; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WAR;

EID: 84875165445     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: 15733572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-012-9313-4     Document Type: Article

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