An examination of PTSD symptoms as a mediator of the relationship between trauma history characteristics and physical health following a motor vehicle accident

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 475-482

  Irish, Leah A ^a   Gabert Quillen, Crystal A ^b   Ciesla, Jeffrey A ^b   Pacella, Maria L ^b   Sledjeski, Eve M ^c   Delahanty, Douglas L ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; life events stress; PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder; quality of life; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EFFECT MODIFIER, EPIDEMIOLOGIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876921237     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22034     Document Type: Article

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