Prevalence and predictors of posttraumatic growth in accidentally injured patients

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-12

  Wang, Yanbo ^a   Wang, Hongbiao ^b   Wang, Ji ^c   Wu, Jing ^d   Liu, Xiaohong ^d  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHENYANG SPORT UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Bawu Hospital   (China)

^d SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Accidentally injured patients; Coping style; Personality; Posttraumatic growth; PTSD symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONVALESCENCE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHARACTER; CHINA; CONVALESCENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875212040     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: 15733572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-012-9315-2     Document Type: Article

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