Peritraumatic distress but not dissociation predicts posttraumatic stress disorder in the elderly

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1007-1012

  Brunet, Alain ^a   Sanche, Steven ^b   Manetti, Aude ^c   Aouizerate, Bruno ^d   Ribéreau Gayon, Régis ^e   Charpentier, Sandrine ^f   Birmes, Philippe ^f   Arbus, Christophe ^f  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Paris Descartes University   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^e HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^f CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

aging; dissociative experience; distress; peri traumatic responses; risk factors; trauma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISSOCIATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84876728269     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213000069     Document Type: Article

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