Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Significant Others of Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 521-538

  Pielmaier, Laura ^a   Milek, Anne ^b   Nussbeck, Fridtjof W ^b   Walder, Bernhard ^c   Maercker, Andreas ^b  

^a Swiss Natl Accident Ins O   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

PTSD; significant others; symptom trajectories; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876016593     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2012.719342     Document Type: Article

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